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väärismetall

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ID 1149324 Last modified 01.02.2026
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Domain non-ferrous metals
precious metal preferred
noble metal deprecated
  • suhteliselt haruldane ja hinnaline metallid: kuld (Au), hõbe (Ag), (plaatina (Pt), pallaadium (Pd) ja nende sulamid (vrd inertmetall)
  • relatively scarce and valuable metals: gold, silver, platinum, pallaadium and their alloys (compare: noble metal)
precious metal preferred
noble metal deprecated

Materjalitehnika terminibaas

ID 671978 Last modified 15.01.2026
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Domain non-ferrous metalselectrochemistrysurface treatment - corrosion protection
noble metal preferred
precious metal deprecated
  • 1. keemiliselt mitteaktiivne metall (mittekorrodeeruv või oksüdeerimiskindel metall); 2. sulam, milles neutronite hajumine aatomituumas kiiritamisel on tähtsusetu (vrd väärismetall)
    Good to know
    • 1. Elementide perioodilisustabeli suhteliselt haruldased 5. ja 6. perioodi metallid: ruteenium (Ru), roodium (Rh), pallaadium (Pd), hõbe (Ag), osmium (Os), iriidium (Ir), plaatina (Pt), kuld (Au), mille potentsiaal on kõrgelt positiivne vesinikelektroodi suhtes.
    • 2. Tavaliselt Ti-Zr sulamid tuumafüüsikas.
  • 1. a metal that is not chemically active and therefore not part of the chemical reactions (corrosion and oxidation resistant metal); 2. alloy for which scattering of neutrons by nuclei is negligible (compare: preciuos metal)
    Good to know
    • 1. Relatively scare, highly corrosion resistant metals of periods 5 and 6 of the periodic table; they include Ruthenium (Ru), Rhodium (Rh), Palladium (Pd), Silver (Ag), Osmium (Os), Iridium (Ir), Platinum (Pt), Gold (Au) whose potential is highly positive relative to the hydrogen electrode.
    • 2. Usually Ti-Zr alloys.
inertmetall preferred
inertne metall
õilismetall
väärismetall deprecated
noble metal preferred
inert metal
precious metal deprecated

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Inflection Type 22e

väärismetall väärismetallid
väärismetalli väärismetallide
väärismetalli väärismetalle ~ väärismetallisid

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  • väärismetall
    • Edelmetall

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