Difference Between 22 Carat And 916 Gold

If you multiply this by one thousand 1000 you get 916.

Difference between 22 carat and 916 gold. 916 gold is nothing but 22 carat gold. So 22 carat gold is called 916 gold. In some countries like india the highest purity of gold is the 916 gold or the 22 ct.

Just two different scales for measuring purity. It means that in 22 karat gold weighing 100gm for example contains 91 6 gm of pure gold which is commonly denoted as 916. 22 carat gold is 22 24 pure or 91 67 pure.

24k denotes pure gold i e. However delicate designs are crafted using 22 karat or bis 916 gold as it is more durable than pure gold 24k and also higher in purity content than 18k or 14k. So purity 22 24 x 100 91 6.

The figure 916 is basically 22 24 22 carat by 24 carat. 22 karat divided by 24 karat equals 0 916 22k 24k 0 916. This means that 22 karat 22k gold is 916 parts per one thousand 1000 gold.

In a similar manner 958 gold is 23 carats 23 24 and 750 gold is 18 carats 18 24. It contains 22 parts of gold out of 24 parts. 916 is basically used to denote the purity of gold in the final product i e.

916 is 91 6 pure gold. Hence most people buying gold jewellery usually pick 22k gold or 916 gold. 100 99 99 to be precise so 22k means 22 24 91 6 of gold.