What is Palladium?

Palladium is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal and belongs to the same group of metals as Platinum.

It was first discovered by William Hyde Wallaston in 1803. Although Palladium shares similar properties to Platinum it is much less dense - an identical piece of Palladium jewellery will weigh 50% less than in Platinum.

Is Palladium Expensive?

The weight of Palladium is very similar to that of 14ct gold, but because Palladium is historically less expensive than Gold per gram, Palladium jewellery is generally more competitively priced.

Why use Palladium in Jewellery?

• Again, as Palladium is rare it is considered precious. Its properties and characteristics make it ideal for jewellery.
• Palladium is naturally white and so it will never tarnish or change colour.
• Palladium rings never need to be rhodium plated.
• Palladium rings can be sized just like other precious metal jewellery.
• Palladium is hypoallergenic so it is ideal if your skin is sensitive.
• Palladium is harder than Platinum meaning your jewellery is extremely durable.
• Palladium is highly fashionable and its popularity is growing rapidly.
• All rings in The Raphael Collection are manufactured from seamless Palladium tubing.
• There is no current legislation to hallmark Palladium Jewellery in the U.K. However all Palladium Jewellery in The Raphael Collection carries our Pd950 stamp – our guarantee to you that all our Palladium is 95% pure.

Common Uses of Palladium

• Electric contacts
• Nonmagnetic watch parts
• Surgical instruments
• Similar to gold, palladium can be beaten into a thin leaf form
• Telecommunications switching-system equipment

The Properties of the Element Palladium

• Name of Element : Palladium
• Symbol of Element : Pd
• Atomic Number of Palladium : 46
• Atomic Mass: 106.42 amu
• Melting Point: 1552.0 °C - 1825.15 °K
• Boiling Point: 2927.0 °C - 3200.15 °K
• Number of Protons/Electrons in Palladium : 46
• Number of Neutrons in Palladium : 60
• Crystal Structure: Cubic
• Density @ 293 K: 12.02 g/cm3
• Colour of Palladium : white

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