摘要 |
The invention concerns a gold alloy. It comprises at least 75% of gold, 0.5% to 2.1% of aluminium able to form precipitates with gold, an additional metal able to favour a stable face centred cubic structure and able to increase the solubility of aluminium in gold, and a precipitate selected to obtain a hardness of more than 250 HV. The selected precipitate of aluminium with gold is the aluminium and gold precipitate Al2Au5. It includes 0.5% to 2.1% of aluminium and a complement of additional metal including a majority of silver. The method of obtaining this alloy regulates the controlled growth of the precipitate during a structuring tempering treatment following dilution and hardening. The invention concerns the use of the aluminium and gold precipitate Al2Au5 for hardening a gold alloy. The invention concerns a timepiece or piece of jewellery including at least one component made of this type of alloy.
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