Is Rhodium the ideal metal for a wedding band? Well, let's look at the criteria: rhodium is harder than most steel alloys; strong, can't be bent or pulled apart; completely safe for skin, is hypoallergenic; RARER than gold . . . 100 times less rhodium is mined each year than gold β it's THAT rare!
Well OK, you might say, but what about other precious metal criteria for a wedding band like beauty? β Answer: All white gold is plated or "flashed" with a thin layer of rhodium, and doing so is the jewelry industry standard. β Why do they do this? β Answer: White gold is not really white, so rhodium is used to make it more marketable; the rhodium is brilliant white, won't tarnish and provides a hard layer. Looks like the industry experts have already answered the question of rhodium's beauty by plating all white gold with it. β So, why not just make jewelry out of rhodium? β Answer: Why indeed! Traditional jewelry techniques can't handle rhodium since it melts at a higher temperature than platinum and temps attained by the hottest flame of a jewelerβs torch. β So, what gives?? β Answer: That's where we enter the picture as the first fabricators of solid rhodium jewelry.ο»Ώ ~Paul
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