Millesimal fineness – prototype circuit boards – China printed circuit assemblies

Millesimal fineness – prototype circuit boards – China printed circuit assemblies

Millesimal fineness is a system of denoting the purity of platinum, gold and silver alloys by components per thousand of pure metal by mass in the alloy. For example, an alloy containing 75% gold is denoted as “750”. Many European nations use the percentage hallmark stamps (i.e. ‘585’, ‘750’, and so on) rather than ’14K’, ’18K’, and so forth., which is employed in the United States.

It is an extension of the older carat (karat in North American spelling) method of denoting the purity of gold by fractions of 24, such as “18 carat” for an alloy with 75% (18 components per 24) pure gold by mass.

The millesimal fineness is usually rounded to a three figure number, specifically where used as a hallmark, and the fineness may vary slightly from the standard versions of purity.

The most typical millesimal finenesses utilised for precious metals:

999 (also recognized as 3 nines fine)

995 (what most dealer would get your platinum at if it is one hundred% pure)

950 (the most widespread purity for platinum jewellery)

900 (also recognized as one particular nine fine)

999.99 (The purest sort of Gold in the marketplace)

999 (Fine gold equivalent to 24 carat, also identified as three nines fine)

990 also recognized as two nines fine

916 (equivalent to 22 carat)

833 (equivalent to 20 carat)

750 (equivalent to 18 carat)

625 (equivalent to 15 carat)

585 (equivalent to 14 carat)

417 (equivalent to 10 carat)

375 (equivalent to 9 carat)

333 (equivalent to eight carat minimum standard for gold in Germany soon after 1884)

999.9 (Ultra-fine silver utilized by Royal Canadian Mint in the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf)

999 (Fine silver utilized in bullion bars, also known as 3 nines fine)

980 (widespread common used in Mexico ca.1930 – 1945)

958 (equivalent to Britannia silver)

950 (equivalent to “French 1st Common”)

925 (equivalent to Sterling silver)

900 (equivalent to “Coin silver” in the USA, also recognized as 1 nine fine)

875 (could be located in former USSR and in Switzerland)

833 (widespread standard utilized in continental silver especially among the Dutch, Swedish, and Germans)

830 (widespread standard utilized in older Scandinavian silver)

835 (a regular predominantly utilised in Germany following 1884)

800 (minimum regular for silver in Germany soon after 1884 Egyptian silver Canadian silver circulating coinage)

750 (uncommon silver common located in older German, Swiss and Austro-Hungarian silver)

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