As the price of palladium has increased fivefold since 2017, the decorative industry in particular is longing for an alternative. Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions has therefore expanded its Ruthuna product family. Ruthuna is sustainable, high quality, user-friendly and in the technical segment it has advantages for selected applications in the field of functionality.
Replacement of the electrolytes, which can also be deposited on non-ferrous metals due to their pH neutrality, is possible with virtually no effort. The current price of ruthenium is €20/g. Pure ruthenium is also by far the most abrasion-resistant platinum metal. An abrasion of 0.05 μm in the Bosch-Weinmann test attests Ruthuna a clear quality advantage over palladium. In the in-house test laboratory of Umicore Galvanotechnik GmbH, pure palladium with 6.8 μm in the same test procedure achieves 136 times higher abrasion. Despite constant friction, nothing stands in the way of a long service life for brooches, rings, bracelets or even buckles.
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