Palladium is a shiny, silvery-white, lustrous metal that is in the same group as platinum. (The others are ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum). When used in jewelry, palladium, like gold and platinum, is alloyed with other metals, usually silver, copper, and zinc. It is a precious metal that was first used in jewelry in the late 1930s. While palladium looks very similar to platinum, it is considerably more lightweight. Palladium has grown increasingly popular for wedding bands in general as well as for men’s wedding bands.
