Platinum (Pt)
Materials develop value in a number of ways: through association; through weight and heaviness; through age; through production; and through context. Metals can more easily assign high values to products than high-tech composites or smart materials. From fountain pen nibs to computer disks, platinum has many more uses than just jewellery. As part of the precious metal group, this soft, white, ductile material has its own family of platinum-group metals, which includes palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium.
Platinum is more ductile than silver, copper or gold but heavier than gold. Like gold, platinum is highly malleable, and just one gram can be made into a piece of wire one mile long. Its use in jewellery is due to ...
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