Volume 5: Table of Contents

1. Maximizing Refining Returns for Platinum Alloys (54k) 
2. Characterization and Correction of Casting Defects (417k) 
3. The Growth in International Demand for Platinum Jewelry (288k) 
4. A Review of Cast Platinum Jewelry Fabrication Methods (82k) 
5. Manufacturing Platinum Wire by Hand (845k) 
6. Laser Welding or Conventional Soldering (1,061k) 
7. Understanding Heat Treatable Platinum Alloys (830k) 
8. Making Soldering a Technique of the Past (192k) 
9. A Look at the Low Cost and Methods of Hydrogen Torch/Upright Spin Casting of Platinum Alloys (90k)

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