{"id":666,"date":"2022-05-26T08:29:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T08:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/?p=666"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:19:24","slug":"difference-between-18k-14k-9k-and-palatium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/difference-between-18k-14k-9k-and-palatium\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between 18K, 14K, 9K and platinum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"666\" class=\"elementor elementor-666\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37d9d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37d9d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64010f0\" data-id=\"64010f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0221a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0221a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The other most important differences, which stem from the difference in <strong>purity,<\/strong> are in the price, durability, and color of 18K, 14K, 9K, as well as in whether they are actually considered gold.<\/li><li><strong>The second difference is the price<\/strong>. 9K gold contains more alloy metals than gold. Therefore, it is less expensive than 18K, 14K gold which contains more gold than alloy metals.<\/li><li><strong>Finally, you have to consider quality and value.<\/strong>\u00a018K gold feels heavier and more substantial and luxurious to the touch than 14K and 9K gold does. Also, 18K gold items have more long-term and re-sale value than 9K gold.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a1a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3a1a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/audreys.com.my\/18-karat-oval-diamond-wedding-band-2.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-656\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.audreys.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13482-18KRG100-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe5abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfe5abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purity of 18K, 14K and 9K gold<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f6b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f6b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>9K gold is 37.5% pure gold<\/li><li>14K gold is 58.3% pure gold<\/li><li>18K gold is 75% pure gold<\/li><li>22K gold is 91.6% pure gold<\/li><li>24K gold is 100% pure gold<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0d653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0d653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>18K gold is significantly more expensive, as it contains twice as much pure gold as a 9K alloy, percentage-wise.\u00a0<a title=\"The newest and most popular 18K gold jewelry\" href=\"https:\/\/audreys.com.my\/diamond.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here to see a selection of the newest and most popular 18K white and yellow gold jewelry<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab1088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aab1088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Durability and Hardness<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238f513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"238f513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gold is alloyed with other metals because it is very soft. You can expect lower-karat alloys to be harder than higher-karat ones because of the difference in their gold content.<\/p><div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><div>\u00a0<\/div><strong>See:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Special Diamond Selection: Preselected Eye-Clean Round Diamonds\" href=\"https:\/\/audreys.com.my\/diamond.html\">Selection of eye-clean diamonds vetted for quality<\/a><\/div><p>As a low-purity gold alloy, 9K gold is harder than 18K gold. This means that a piece made of 18K gold will be relatively easier to scratch, and its parts will bend more easily.<\/p><p>9K jewelry, on the other hand, will take longer to wear out due to its greater hardness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24c090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c24c090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Color<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6328657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6328657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alloys with a higher gold content will have a color that is more saturated and yellow. In contrast, lower-karat alloys will look paler in comparison.<\/p><p>Compared with 9K pieces, 18K jewelry tends to have a richer color. So, if you are looking for a ring or bracelet that looks more like pure gold, 18 karats is the way to go.<\/p><p>9K jewelry is a recommended choice only if you don\u2019t care much about color and if you put greater importance on price and affordability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2484376 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2484376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"6752\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph ko kp ii kq b kr ks kt ku kv kw kx ky kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li lj lk ll ib gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Platinum is a dense, stable and rare metal that is often used in jewellery for its attractive, silver-like appearance, as well as in medical, electronic, and chemical applications due to its various and unique chemical and physical properties.<\/p><p id=\"49a3\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph ko kp ii kq b kr lm kt ku kv ln kx ky kz lo lb lc ld lp lf lg lh lq lj lk ll ib gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Platinum is more than ten times rarer than gold.<\/p><p id=\"fbcc\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph ko kp ii kq b kr lm kt ku kv ln kx ky kz lo lb lc ld lp lf lg lh lq lj lk ll ib gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Total annual mine supply of platinum is around 250 metric tons.<\/p><p id=\"ee3c\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph ko kp ii kq b kr lm kt ku kv ln kx ky kz lo lb lc ld lp lf lg lh lq lj lk ll ib gj\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The vast majority of platinum production in the world comes from South Africa and Russia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6594da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6594da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is also ductile, making it easy to stretch into wire, and unreactive, which means it doesn\u2019t oxidize and is unaffected by common acids<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b874181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b874181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 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