Gold Applications
Gold Applications
Gold has been bearing money function. It is also used in industry in various strengthening and hardening alloys which also helps in gold sparing. The purity of such alloys express the content of actual gold with other metal, copper or silver, as an addition to the alloy (ligature). Gold and platinum alloy is chemically resistant and may be used in chemical and electrical apparatus. Gold compounds are used for toning in photography.
Since ancient ages gold is used in jewelry, ornamentation, in religious and palatial utensils as well as for gold plating. Due to its softness and ductility gold finds application as a decorative material in creating of various effects, from plain yellow polished surfaces with smooth play of highlights to trickish and elegant textural associations with rich effects of light and shade, and for accomplishment of finest filigrane. Gold coloured by alloying with other metals is used with gems, pearls, enamel and niello.
Gold finds use in medicine too as a suspension in oil in water-soluble injections for rheumatic arthritis and lupus erythematosus treatment.