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Application of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy to the Determination of Cobalt in Steel, Alloy Steel and Nickel

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THE determination of cobalt at low concentration has become important in relation to materials associated with atomic energy uses. Specifications for steels for such purposes require 0.02 por cent maximum and in some cases, 0.01 per cent maximum cobalt.

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McPHERSON, G., PRICE, J. & SCAIFE, P. Application of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy to the Determination of Cobalt in Steel, Alloy Steel and Nickel. Nature 199, 371–372 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199371b0

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