2 thoughts on “How to distinguish gold and brass”

  1. Look at the mark on the jewelry first, the gold jewelry will have a symbol of color, such as: Foot gold 990, thousands of gold 999. Then look at the color. Generally, the color of the full gold or thousands of gold is bright golden yellow, and the color of the copper is glossy. Putting gold and brass on your palms, the gold will be more heavy. Finally, look at their hardness, soft and hard brass.
    color: The color of the foot gold or thousands of gold is bright golden yellow, and the color of the copper is shiny and dazzling. Usually the color of gold, the better its color. If it is red, it contains high copper impurities.
    : Generally, the gold will feel heavy, and you will feel the sense of oppression in your palm. Because the proportion of gold is 19.3g/cm3, and the proportion of brass is only 8.9g/cm3.
    hardness: the more pure hardness of the gold, the lower the hardness. There are small traces, and it is easy to bend gold. In the same way, there will be no traces on the brass. The more copper content, the more difficult to bend.

  2. Pay content for time limit to check for freenAnswer Hello, I have seen your question, editing related information for you, please wait a while ~ n1 From the perspective of the naked, the golden luster is relatively strong, and the granular density on the surface is very delicate. Although the brass has some luster, compared to gold, the color is dull and the surface particles are rough. 2 Although the appearance of brass is similar to gold, the stability of the nature of brass is much worse than gold. When wearing a long time, it will cause surface oxidation, gray -black, and affect the beauty of jewelry. After the brass is oxidized, it can be polished and polished, so that the brass can restore the gloss. 3 General gold jewelry will have a symbol of color, such as "Foot Gold 990" or "Thousands of Gold 999". 4 The difference between the hardness of the gold and the brass is very large. The hardness of the brass is relatively high. There will be small traces with nails, and thin gold is easy to bend. Bronze has a strong wear resistance. After wearing it for a while, the surface is not easy to scratch except oxidation, but gold will have many scratches or some depression. 5 Comparison from the weight, the density of gold is very high, and the weight is relatively large. Putting it in the palm of the palm will have a sense of oppression. In the same volume, the weight of gold may be twice as high as the bronze, so the same volume of gold and brass are placed in the palm of the palm, and the type of gold is very high.

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