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Corrosion-related cracking in low-karat gold?

Oct 10, 20222 min read

Corrosion-related cracking in low-karat gold?

Cracking during hand-raising with a lead soft former? What has happened?

Oct 10, 20221 min read

Cracking during hand-raising with a lead soft former? What has happened?

It's Cracked! Caused by Casting

Oct 10, 20225 min read

It's Cracked! Caused by Casting

It's Cracked! During working and Annealing

Oct 10, 20223 min read

It's Cracked! During working and Annealing

It's cracked! How on earth did that happen?

Oct 10, 20222 min read

It's cracked! How on earth did that happen?

Common casting defects: what causes them?

Sep 30, 20223 min read

Common casting defects: what causes them?

Why does the surface look like "Orange Peel"?

Jul 28, 20221 min read

Why does the surface look like "Orange Peel"?

What is alloying? Surely, pure gold is best?

Jul 27, 20224 min read

What is alloying? Surely, pure gold is best?

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