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Palladium Jewelry: The Inexpensive Treasure August 17, 2006

Posted by Jill Renee in : Buying Engagement Rings, Engagement Rings, Jewelry, Palladium Jewelry , trackback

Palladium Engagement RingThere is a new jewelry metal on the horizon – palladium. As a platinum group metal, palladium offers customers a host of benefits that white gold and platinum can’t touch. Are customers ready for a white metal that is less expensive than platinum and hypoallergenic unlike white gold? Many jewelers and jewelry stores are banking on it.Palladium’s steel-white appearance makes it an attractive jewelry alternative to white gold and platinum. However, palladium was difficult to cast with and had not been fit for jewelry casting until recently.

Innovations in developing a castable palladium alloy produced 950 palladium, which is ideal for jewelry. It is expected that, within the coming months, consumers will begin to hear more about palladium and its benefits; and palladium could very well be the next revolution in jewelry. Much of this relies on the fact that palladium is in the platinum group of metals and shares many of the same attributes as platinum – high purity, good luster, and white appearance.

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1. Casie - January 14, 2008

If a ring is 950 Palladium, is it pure? I have to switch my rings as I recently became allergic to my white gold bands and in looking at Palladium want to be sure it is pure and non-hypoallergenic. If the ring is 950 is there any chance for an allergic reaction?

2. Jill Renee - January 14, 2008

Dear Casie,
Jewelry marked 950 PD is pure Palladium. The allergy you experienced from white gold was most likely caused by the nickel alloy used in white gold jewelry. This is very common and I actually suffer from this myself. Pure Palladium has other metals in the alloy such as Iridium or Ruthenium. These two metals are also pure and from the Platinum group. An allergic reaction is extremely unlikely. You can find more metal information by visiting this link from our website:
Metal Education
I am sorry about your allergy. Please let me know if you have any further questions,

Sincerely, Jill Renee