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Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 9 – Uses of Platinum
Platinum is the least reactive metal found on the periodic table and has a high resistance to corrosion even whilst subjected to high temperatures. It is number 78 and has a silvery white appearance.
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 8 – Silver In Solar Panels
Silver In Solar Panels
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 8 – Silver In Solar Panels
As the world searches for more sustainable w..
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 7 – Silver in Mirrors
It took until the 19th century for the process of silver coating to be applied to glass mirrors.
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 6 – Uses of Silver
Silver, like gold has a large application in jewellery and currency. It is relatively more abundant than the other precious metals and this is reflected in its lower value.
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 5 – Gold in Nanotechnology
Although no definite applications have yet been found, gold’s conductivity, thermal insulation properties and resistance to corrosion are likely to see it utilised more and more as the field of nanotechnology matures.
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 4 – Gold In Space
Gold also has excellent heat resistant and insulating capacities and many space probes make use of gold foil as a thermal insulator for prolonged operation in the cold vacuum of space where temperatures can vary massively from the sunlit side of a space craft to the shadowed side.
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 3 – Gold in Electronics
Gold’s status as a noble metal means that along with other noble metals and the other precious metals we sell it has a number of propertie..
Uses of Precious Metals Series : Episode 2 – Gold
Gold is probably the most well known and desirable precious metal. Its chemical symbol is Au and it has an atomic number of 79 on the peri..
Uses of Precious Metals Series: Episode 1 – Introduction
118 elements make up the periodic table of all known elements. These range from Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe to sho..