Jewelry, as the beloved metal since long time ago, is economically, physically, and mentally the closest material to the human-being. The price of jewelry, however, with its limited production is sensitively affected by the international economic and ...
Jewelry, as the beloved metal since long time ago, is economically, physically, and mentally the closest material to the human-being. The price of jewelry, however, with its limited production is sensitively affected by the international economic and political trend. Therefore, it is now seen that the development of alternative alloy of jewelry and various collections are the strong interest of the industry in order to meet the demands of jewelry that is sometimes too costly due to its tiny production and too easily affected by the
international political environment. So far, there are several studies on color stability and aesthetic value of the alternative alloy of gold and silver. The first method is plating copper directly with gold and silver but it causes ruining jewelry value by destroying and deteriorating the layer of plating. Second, there is a coating method but it has suffered from the difference in surface texture between gold and silver. Third one is alloy of lead and copper trying to mimic the gold color but it is inappropriate to human ornaments because of
alloy's discoloration and toxicity. Another way of alloy is the one that is made of main component of gold-silver-platinum but its pricey cost make it improper to be personal ornaments in terms of economy. Hence, the study proposes to provide the human body with suitable alternative alloy that features anti-acidification, anti-discoloration and suitability to the human body. With this approach, it can provide the consumers with satisfaction with their aesthetic desire and be a new alloy that increases the ornamental effects with no
physical harm.