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CathyE September 27, 2010

What metal is stronger: Platinum, Palladium, 14K White Gold or 18K White Gold?

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lucyinthesky February 22, 2012

Platinum is definitely the strongest of the 4, although Palladium is a close second. In the gold category the lower the karat level the harder the gold will be. This is because pure gold is extremely soft. For this reason gold over 24 karat is not used for jewelry.