Engineering Analysis: Where & Why Jewelry Fails
Red Zones (Critical): Areas that experience maximum mechanical stress or material loss. 90% of repairs happen here.
Yellow Zones (Caution): Areas prone to deformation (bending) rather than breaking.
Why 22K/24K Fails Faster: Pure gold has no crystal lattice "memory". Once bent, it stays bent. It wears away 3x faster than 18K due to friction.