18K White Gold Casting Grain, Palladium White

Get professional, repeatable results with this18-karat palladium white gold grain, rated Grade 1 by MJSA and specially formulated for white gold pieces.Special additives help prevent firescale and produce a whiteness comparable to rhodium. Contains deoxidants so you can mix 50% casting scrap with new grain and still get good results.Sold by the pennyweight (dwt.), minimum purchase is 0.2 dwt.ApplicationsAny casting method.Casting and CleaningIn general, your casting temperature should be 100˚F (37.7˚C) above the liquidus point (somewhat hotter if the castings are intricate). Use a small amount of high-quality flux when melting with an open flame. We recommend Matt’s Casting Flux™. For further cleaning, mechanical means are recommended.Re-UsingIf you plan to re-use gold castings, remove the copper oxides from the surface in a pickling solution or by mechanical means. We recommend a minimum 1:1 ratio of new grain to used gold. All re-used gold should be clean and free of debris.CompositionAll ingredients are kept in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere during the melting and pouring process to ensure optimum deoxidation.

• Form: Casting grain
• Metal Type: Gold
• Metal Color: White
• Karat: 18K
• Liquidus Temperature: 2,010°F (1,099°C)
• Solidus Temperature: 1,931°F (1,055°C)
• Specific Gravity: 15.79
• Country Of Origin: United States
• Weight: 0.000 kg