Palladium

Palladium is the “newest” white metal to make a splash among jewelry  makers. As a platinum group metal, palladium  offers many of platinum’s benefits-bright white color, purity and strength-at a more affordable price. Unlike most white gold jewelry, palladium does not require plating to maintain its lustrous white color, and it is hypoallergenic. It will not tarnish. However, palladium is neither as rare nor as dense as platinum. Palladium jewelry alloys are very pure. Look for “950 Palladium,” which is 95-percent pure palladium usually mixed with five-percent ruthenium, or “900 Palladium,” which is mixed with 10% iridium.