Book Review: U. Sehrt (PR Beratung Sehrt, Germany) and M. Grehl (Umicore AG & Co KG, Germany) (ed): Precious Materials Handbook

摘要

For those dedicated scientists and researchers interested in the precious metals, the two editions of the Edelmetall-Taschenbuch (Precious Metals Pocket Book) published by Degussa (now Umicore) back in 1967 and 1995 have been invaluable as a comprehensive source of a wide range of basic property data as well as a comprehensive guide to their industrial applications. If you need to know the thermal expansion coefficients of Au-Ag alloys, the electroplating of gold, the catalytic properties of the PGMs, the working and manufacture of precious metal alloys plus the spectrum of phase diagrams, chemical, mechanical and physical properties - you will find all you need in these books. For those of us who struggle with the German language, the only downside has been that they were published in German, rather than in English. Neither were they practical ‘pocket books’ as they were a little too large for such a description!