Platinum (Pt) is a natural white precious metal. According to the national standard of precious metal jewelry, only platinum can be called platinum. In addition, only jewelry with platinum content above 850‰ can bear the exclusive logo of platinum-platinum (platinum, platinum) or Pt. After the mark, there are 1000 points indicating the purity (platinum content) of platinum, such as platinum (platinum, platinum) 950, Pt950 and so on. Platinum jewelry usually bears the purity marks of Pt850, Pt900, Pt950, Pt990 or Pt999.

Palladium is a member of the platinum family. Palladium (Pd for short) is another white metal, and its density is about half that of platinum, which is very similar to silver. More than 80% of palladium is used for industrial purposes, and palladium is mainly used as an alloy in jewelry at present. But it is different from platinum: first, the component seal of palladium is "pd", while the component seal of platinum is "Pt"; Second, the price of palladium is lower than that of platinum; Third, palladium is lighter than platinum.

Platinum and palladium are very different.

The "appearance" of palladium, gold and platinum is very similar, but the price difference is not small, which makes some small traders have a bad idea. They filled platinum with palladium and fished in troubled waters. At the beginning of the listing of palladium jewelry, this phenomenon also appeared in Shenzhen market, which was once quite prominent, but now the situation is much more standardized.

Jewelry professionals say that from the outside, although palladium and platinum are silvery white, the density of palladium is relatively small, and palladium jewelry of the same size is much lighter than platinum. A person from the gold jewelry industry association said that it is impossible to distinguish palladium, gold and platinum jewelry only by experience and superficial observation. Nowadays, standard merchants will indicate the jewelry material on the gold ornaments. Among them, the metal code of palladium is Pd, and the code of platinum is Pt, with only one letter difference. Consumers need to carefully identify when buying; At the same time, we should choose products from reputable manufacturers and merchants. If you are still not at ease, you can take the gold ornaments to a nearby jewelry testing institution for on-site testing.

If you don't like palladium, you can exchange it immediately with the invoice, and then read the code engraved on the ring carefully when choosing, so as to ensure that you can buy the goods you like. I wish you a happy shopping!