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Alloy #	Karat	Mfg. Use	Color	Notes for your consideration
#34	10-14	Casting	Light Yellow	Our in house metal. Best for all applications in casting.
#34ND	10-14	Fabricating/Stamping	Light Yellow	No additives for fabrication.
#35	10-14	Casting	Light Yellow	Highly proven production formula. Excellent re-cast gold.
#33	10-14	Casting	Medium Yellow	Formulated between #34 & #32. Ruddy and less light.
#32	10-18	Casting	Dark Yellow	Reddish tint. Copper rich. "Hamilton" color.
#21CE	10-14	Casting	Medium Yellow	Stone in wax alloy. Great for induction casting.
#21CE-ND	10-14	Fabricating/Stamping	Medium Yellow	No additives for fabrication.
#134	10-14	Casting	Medium Yellow	Stone in casting alloy.
#611	10-14	Casting	Medium Yellow	Great for casting items for channel setting
#711	10-14	Casting	Light Yellow	High silver mix. Very workable.
#711ND	10-14	Fabricating/Stamping	Light Yellow	No additives for fabrication. Our rolling alloy.
#1	10-18	Casting	Dark Yellow	Dark color, ruddy. Rolls with additives.
#303	10-18	Casting	Light Yellow	Nice alloy for setting or bending.
#152	10-18	Casting	Dark Yellow	Slight reddish yellow."Hamilton" color.
#152ND	10-18	Fabricating	Dark Yellow	No additives for fabrication.
#67D	18-22	Casting	Light Yellowgreen	Our in house alloy for 18kt. Slightly green tint.
#67ND	18-22	Fabricating/Stamping	Light Yellowgreen	No additives for fabrication.
#751	18-22	Casting	Light Yellowgreen	Green 18kt. High in silver....
#751ND	18-22	Fabricating/Stamping	Light Yellowgreen	No additives for fabrication.
#75	10-22	Casting	Dark Yellow	Slight ruddy color. Less silver than most 18kt.
#75ND	10-22	Fabricating/Stamping	Dark Yellow	Granulators dream.
#91	10-18	Casting	Green	Green gold ....no matter how you play it.
#007	14-18	Casting	Light Yellowgreen	Strong European color. Beautiful metal.
#63	10-14	Casting	Light Yellow	Slightly high silver for a easy to set mix.
#811	10-14	Casting	Light Yellow	Very popular for 14kt & 18kt, great color in both karats.
#58	10-14	Casting	Peach Yellow	Super rich copper alloy, reddish yellow. Very hard metal.

White Gold Alloys

Alloy #	Karat	Mfg. Use	Color	Notes for your consideration
#3	10-18	Casting/Rolling	White	Our first roll able white gold. Our standard for karated grain.
#100c.w.	10-18	Casting/Rolling	White	Casting nickel white gold.
#40	10-18	Casting	White	Nickel white for casting only.
#41	10-18	Casting/Rolling	White	Easy melt nickel white gold.
#43	10-18	Casting/Rolling	White	Extra easy melt nickel white. Softer than most.
White Spring	10-18	Spring gold only	White	Nickel Spring White.
Low Palladium	10-14	Casting/Rolling	White	Palladium white alloy.
High Palladium	10-18	Casting/Rolling	White	Palladium white alloy.
#51	10-18	Casting/Rolling	Rose	High copper / Low silver mix.
#52	10-18	Casting	Rose	High copper / Low silver mix.
#55	10-18	Casting/Rolling	Rose	High copper with some silver- Soft Rose.
#56	10-18	Casting	Rose	High copper with silver and zinc. Easy melt.
Soviet Red	10-18	Casting/Rolling	Rose	Originally from the old Union, here by popular demand.

#80e	10-18	All karats, zinc free	Dark Yellow	Enameling formula.
#AGSPG	N/A	Heat treatable	White	Spring silver for clasps.
NUSPG	10-18	Heat treatable	Yellow	Spring gold .
Deox Sterling	N/A	Non tarnish silver	White	Non tarnishing sterling.
Sterling	N/A	Sterling Jewelry	White	Traditional sterling.
Solder Alloys	6-19	Gold solders	All	Special orders only, please call for details.
#91	10-18	Special color	Green	The best green made from silver and zinc.

999Silver	N/A	Element/Ingredient	White	Pure silver.
Copper	N/A	Element/Ingredient	Red	Pure high grade copper.
Zinc	N/A	Element/Ingredient	White	Pure high grade zinc.
Nickel	N/A	Element/Ingredient	White	Pure high grade nickel.

Yellow Bronze	N/A	Casting	Ruddy yellow	For statuary work or samples.
White Bronze	N/A	Casting	White	For statuary work.
Yellow Brass	N/A	Base metal alloy	Yellow	For samples.
#X10D	N/A	Refresh old gold	N/A	Scrap/old gold rejuvenator.

MJSA/WGC White Gold Color Index

Alloy #	10kt	14kt	18kt
#00	Grade2	Grade3	Grade3
#3	Grade1	Grade1	N/A
#100c.w.	Grade1	Grade2	Grade2
Kristina White	Grade1	Grade2	N/A
#40	Grade1	Grade2	Grade3
#41	Grade1	Grade2	Grade3
#43	Grade2	Grade2	Grade3
Low Pall	N/A	Grade 3	N/A
High Pall	N/A	Grade1	Grade2
Ultimate	Grade1	Grade1	Grade2

Grade1	Preferred	Rhodium Not Needed
Grade2	Acceptable	Rhodium Optional
Grade3	Marginal	Rhodium Required

Since silver and alloy prices fluctuate widely, please call us for accurate pricing information. In general we charge a fixed labor fee above the cost of the silver (or any expensive exotic materials) used in the alloy.

We have many alloys not listed here. Call Keith or Daniel to discuss other types of alloys and custom formulas.

How You Can Select An Alloy

First, what karat, and color ? Then ask yourself what processes the gold will undergo Will you be casting and finishing or making sheet or wire for forming or fabrication? Keep in mind that you want "ND" alloys for any rolling, stamping, or fabricating process. Casting and recasting gold requires the silicon deoxidiser we use in the casting alloys. This helps provide cleaner castings and helps avoid cyanide stripping. If you use a gas torch- We suggest natural gas, methane, or hydrogen for gold and silver alloys. Or if you use electricity to melt, we strongly suggest the best available way to keep the air away from hot gold or silver. Protect your molten gold!

If you need more help, call and ask for our "Basic Metallurgy /Alloy Guide For Jewelers- Written by Daniel and printed by us here at PMWest.
*P.O.V. = Pressure Over Vacuum like Neutec, Yasui, and Galoni Equipment.

Have a formula you like? Bring it to us and we’ll manufacture it with our deox and methodology. Discounts do apply for large orders. Call Keith or Daniel for details. 1-800-999-7528 Daniel@preciousmetalswest.com

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