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| C182N1

Title 18 Kt Master alloy for casting of 750‰(18 Kt) yellow gold

GENERAL INFORMATION

Typology Master alloy for gold
Production process Casting
Color Yellow
Color shade Light yellow
Density[g/cm3] 15.1
Melting temperatures
Solidus[℃] 845
Liquidus[℃] 870
Commercial composition
Ag(%) 49
Cu(%) 43
Zn(%) 8

FULL CHARACTERIZATION DATA

General characteristics
As cast grain size[μm] 120
Fluidity(grid filling test)[%] 99
Color coordinates
L* 86
a* 2.4
b* 21.4
c* 21.5
Mechanical characteristics
Tensile strength (Rm)[MPa] 384
Yield strength(Rp0.2)[MPa] 250
Elongation at rupture(A) [%] 38
As cast hardness[HV0.2] 149
Hardness after 70% area red.[HV0.2] 261
Hardness after annealing[HV0.2] 144
Single step age-hardening hardness[HV0.2] 243

PRODUCT APPLICATIONS

Casting in open systems
Casting in closed systems
Stone-in-place casting
Casting without stones
Age-hardening

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TECHNICAL DATASHEET AND GUIDELINE
C182N1
Title 18 Kt Master alloy for casting of 750% (18 Kt) yellow gold

CASTING PROCESSING PARAMETERS

Casting temperatures Metal from[℃] Metal to[℃] Flask from[℃] Flask to[℃]
Thin(below0.5mm) 970 1000 650 720
Medium(from0.5to1.2mm) 950 970 580 650
Thick(above1.2mm) 930 950 460 580

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Trees without stones
Let the flask cool down for 10-15 minutes, then quench in water.

Stone-in-place casting trees
Let the flask cool down for 30-45 minutes, then quench in water.

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$$ 60^{\circ}\mathrm{C} $$

Dip in RADIAL solution (50 g/l conc. at $ 60^{\circ} \mathrm{C} $ for 2 min.), or in sulphuric acid (10% conc. at $ 50^{\circ} \mathrm{C} $ for 5 min.)

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