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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 1369298, member: 301&quot;]22 karat gold is widely considered to be the finest gold which can be used in making jewellery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold coins, bars and biscuits are generally made up of the 24 karats of gold. Since pure gold is ‘soft’, so it’s hard to forge it into the most intricate designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can make jewelry with it but it may get pressed out of shape with very little pressure, e.g. if you sat on it by accident. Some intricate designs can get defaced made on 24 carat gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, this type of gold is lesser in density as compared to gold of a lower karatage which makes it soft and pliable. Hence, it is not suited for regular forms of jewellery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold is an extremely malleable metal. Which is both a pro and con. Pro because you can do so much with it by forming various shapes and forms and using it to design intricate details. The con however is that in it’s pure form which is 24k, it’s a little too soft to retain any shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;If a jewellery by any chance is made using the 24K gold it would easily bend and loose it shape after regular use.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>: <a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-we-make-jewelry-with-24-carat-gold?no_redirect=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-we-make-jewelry-with-24-carat-gold?no_redirect=1" rel="nofollow">Why don&#039;t we make jewelry with 24 carat gold?</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Because 24 karat gold is simply too soft to make wearable jewellery.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]221449[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>24K Gold Is Too Soft for Jewelry</b></font></p><p>Pure gold is very rarely used in jewelry because this metal is very soft. As a result, it can easily be scratched.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only that – since gold is a malleable metal, anything made of 24K gold will <b>bend</b> <b>easily</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, a ring made of pure gold would be too prone to damage, and its parts (e.g., the prongs in its setting) would wear down very quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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