All of us are aware that gold purity is measured in karat. The unit used for measuring the gold purity is Karat. The higher the value of karat in gold, the purer it will be. Gold is available in different varieties of karats, and such karats are used in different manners such as molded into coins, precious jewelry, or bars.

Given below is a guide for helping you understand the difference between karats available:

24K Gold

It is 100 per cents pure gold, as it has no other metals included. It comes in a bright yellow color. It is more expensive and the purest form of gold.

22K Gold

Commonly, it is used in making jewelry. 22K gold means that it contains 22 parts of gold and other parts are other metals. The texture of this durable metal is harder.

18K Gold

It includes 75 percent of pure gold and the rest 25 percent of metals such as silver or copper, etc. 18K gold is best for creating diamond and studded jewelry. It is lesser expensive in comparison with 24K and 22K. It comes in a dull shade of rich yellow tone, this thing makes it desirable for diamond jewelry pieces and exquisite gold. It is suitable for daily wear.

14K Gold

It contains 58.3 percent pure gold and the rest 41.7 percent other metals such as silver, copper, and zinc. Usually, it is less expensive. The good thing about this variety of gold is, it is more resistant to wear and tear.

10K Gold

This form of gold contains 41.7% of gold and 58.3% other alloyed metals, due to this reason it is less precious. It contains 10 parts of gold and rest 14 parts are some other metals.