The platinum group metals are well suited for use at extremely high temperatures under mechanical loads and simultaneous corrosive attack. They have high melting points, excellent chemical stability and are highly resistant to oxidation. When using these materials in the design of components it is necessary to have data available on their elastic properties as a function of temperature. In this...

The chemically peculiar star HR 1094 has been investigated with respect to its chemical composition and the magnetic influence on its stellar spectrum. By using spectral lines slightly affected by the field v sin i was determined to be ≤ 17 km s −1. The iron-group elements as well as chlorine and the heavy elements platinum, gold and mercury show an overabundance compared to the sun. The analys...

A major impediment to the commercialization of fuel cell technology is the low activity of platinum electrocatalyst used for oxygen reduction. Pt has been alloyed with transition metals like Ni, Co etc, which show higher activity, compared to pure Pt. However, Pt remains, an expensive metal of low abundance, and hence, finding a non-noble-metal alternative is of interest. The overall objective ...