Karat refers to the percentage of gold present in a piece of jewelry, or findings such as clasps and wire. The higher the karat, the more gold content and the more valuable the piece.
24 karat – 99.9 % gold
18 karat – 75.0 % gold
14 karat – 58.5 % gold
10 karat – 41.7 % gold
Pure gold, also known as 24 karat gold, is very soft. While 24-karat gold jewelry can be found overseas, very few jewelers in the United States use 24 karat gold when manufacturing or repairing jewelry. Instead, they use gold that has been alloyed – or mixed – with other metals. This is done to make gold harder and more durable. Jewelry will be less likely to scratch and be damaged when the gold has been alloyed. Mixing metals also creates different colors of gold. Nickel is often used to create white gold. Copper is used for rose gold and other metals are used to make green and blue as well.
Other karats of gold include 22, 20 and 9, but these are not common in the United States.
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