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Differences Between Gold Plated and Gold Filled

3/12/2015

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What's the difference between gold-filled and gold-plated jewelry?

Gold-plated jewelry has a smaller percentage of gold and goes through a different manufacturing process than gold-filled jewelry. To create gold-plated jewelry, a base metal goes through a series of processes and is eventually dipped into a bath of electroplating solution which contains gold. When an electric current is applied, an electrochemical reaction occurs and a thin layer of gold is deposited onto the metal. This layer is much thinner than the coating of gold that covers gold-filled jewelry, which goes through a process of mechanically bonding and heating the gold to the base metal.

While gold-filled components must include gold that is at least 1/20th the weight of the entire piece, gold-plated components can have gold that only makes up a very tiny percentage. As such, gold-plated jewelry items are more prone to tarnishing as well as having the thin layer of gold eventually rubbing off than similar products made from gold-filled. Because of the lower gold content, gold-plated items are generally less expensive than similar gold-filled products.

1.Gold Plated bracelet
2. 18 K rose gold filled earrings

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DFK Colorado link
2/6/2021 01:08:09 am

Thanks for posting thiis

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Underpinning San Mateo link
7/25/2022 08:30:51 pm

Hi great reading yyour post

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Ronald Benjamin link
9/2/2022 01:23:27 pm

To create gold plated jewelry, a base metal goes through a series of processes and is eventually dipped into a bath of electroplating solution which contains gold. Thank you for taking the time to write a great post!

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