convertimate Gold purity

Percent gold to karats

Type a value in % to get it in kt instantly.

4.32kt

Nothing on our list is smaller: 9 karat gold is 2.1× purer. A 10 g piece at that purity holds about 1.8 g of pure gold.

What it means

How pure is that?

Karat measures purity, not weight. Carat with a c is a gemstone weight of 200 mg, and a different thing entirely.

The math

How to convert % to kt

To convert percent gold to karats, multiply by 0.24.

Example: 18 % × 0.24 = 4.32 kt.

In the other direction, 1 kt = 4.16667 %.

Every unit

Your purity in every unit

Tables

% to kt conversion table

% to kt conversion table
%kt
8 %1.92 kt
9 %2.16 kt
10 %2.4 kt
12 %2.88 kt
14 %3.36 kt
15 %3.6 kt
18 %4.32 kt
20 %4.8 kt
21 %5.04 kt
22 %5.28 kt
23 %5.52 kt
24 %5.76 kt
kt to % conversion table
kt to % conversion table
kt%
8 kt33.3333 %
9 kt37.5 %
10 kt41.6667 %
12 kt50 %
14 kt58.3333 %
15 kt62.5 %
18 kt75 %
20 kt83.3333 %
21 kt87.5 %
22 kt91.6667 %
23 kt95.8333 %
24 kt100 %

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many kt is 1 %?
1 % is 0.24 kt.
How many kt is 10 %?
10 % is 2.4 kt.
How many kt is 18 %?
18 % is 4.32 kt.

The units

About these units

Percent gold (%)

The share of gold by weight: 18 kt is 75%.

Karats (kt)

Parts of gold out of 24. Pure gold is 24 kt.

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