Gold-plated is a decorative process, but also one of the commonly used words. Initially, it refers to a thin layer of gold plated on the surface of the object. Later, it is also used to describe a person who goes to a certain environment for further study or exercise just to obtain a false reputation.
What is gold plating
Gold plating is divided into two categories, one is homogeneous material plating, the other is heterogeneous material plating. Homogeneous material gold plating refers to the surface of gold jewelry for gold plating treatment. Its significance is to improve the brightness and color of the jewelry. Heterogeneous material gold plating refers to the surface of non-gold materials burst gold plating treatment, such as silver plating, copper plating. Its significance is to replace the color of the plated material with the luster of gold, thus improving the ornamental effect of the jewelry.
Gold-plated standard
The quality of gold-plated is depending on the thickness of the layer of gold-plated how much, the luster of bright and dark prevail. Internationally accepted gold-plated jewelry standards are; good gold-plated jewelry plating thickness of 10 microns -25 microns, general gold-plated jewelry plating thickness of 2 microns -3 microns, if the plating in the 0.18 microns below the layer of jewelry, can not be called "gold-plated" and known as the "gold coating ", it belongs to the cheap jewelry process.
Gold plating and real gold how to differentiate
1, color loss
Gold plating and real gold color loss is different, gold plating because it is a kind of metal plating on the surface of another kind of, so wear a long time will happen to color loss phenomenon. The color on real gold is its own, so real gold won't lose color no matter what.
2, process
Gold plating and real gold process is different, gold plating is divided into homogeneous material plating and heterogeneous material plating two kinds of gold plating, homogeneous material plating is plated on the surface of the metal and then the same metal, heterogeneous material plating is plated on the surface of the metal on the surface of the metal of other kinds of metal. Real gold, on the other hand, is produced by pressing, usually using the traditional purification process.
3, color
Gold plating and the color of real gold is different, gold-plated surface can be plated on different colors of metal, such as silver white, rose gold, golden yellow and other colors. The color on real gold is a natural formation, the higher the purity of real gold, the more the color appears golden.