Hope one of our clever members can answer this for me,can you use the sulphuric cell to strip gold off silver and if so will it attack the silver base?
That's a matter of timing. If you allow a silver item to remain in a stripping cell long enough, in theory, at least, it can be completely destroyed. That, of course, wouldn't happen, because at some point the item breaks in to small pieces and may not have continuity. Done in a copper basket, however, that likely would not be the case.nickvc said:Thanks for that Harold,will it dissolve a quantity of the silver or just a small amount?
some silver going into the mix wont bother me to much as the customer has volumes of silver scrap with gold plated items mixed in which he doesnt get paid for so he wants to try and maximise his returns.I did think of setting up a small silver cell to reclaim the gold but wondered if the sulphuric cell might be easier,your thoughts as always are welcomed.
The items are all from silver scrap, most will be gold plated sterling silver the plating between 9carat and fine gold,high quality jewellery :lol: Harold as usual your opinion is greatly valued and i must admit the temptation to try the sulphuric cell is very strong, but this isnt my material, and i dont refine except in small quantities anymore ,so using the material to inquart is not an option either, setting up a silver cell seems the best option,i love the challenge cant help but keep having a play. 8)butcher said:Nick, if we know more about the items it may help, with the answers, are these plated items, or gold plated silver items and so on?
Now thats a good simple idea that would work,i know the silver will not react in AR not sure of the HCL/Bleach as i have never used it but i can have a play 8) the silver could be scrapped quickly too which will keep the guy happy. Thanks for the replies fellas can have a play with this now.butcher said:For gold plated sterling I like Quest 4 to know's idea Aqua Regia or HCL/Bleach,
My concern would be the dissolved gold being cemented on the silver, with the end result of the gold mixed with silver chloride. Assuming that was the case, it isn't a clean operation as one might hope.nickvc said:Now thats a good simple idea that would work,i know the silver will not react in AR not sure of the HCL/Bleach as i have never used it but i can have a play 8) the silver could be scrapped quickly too which will keep the guy happy. Thanks for the replies fellas can have a play with this now.butcher said:For gold plated sterling I like Quest 4 to know's idea Aqua Regia or HCL/Bleach,
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