Why to use Platinum for analytical laboratory apparatus?

Materials - Metals used for laboratory apparatus must have the following properties

• High temperature strength along with High melting point

• Ductility

• Corrosion & Oxidation resistance

Platinum and its alloys possess these qualities and is therefore the most widely used metal for analytical laboratory apparatus.

Platinum has a high degree of chemical inertness and yet can be readily fabricated into a various types of articles in a wide variety of shapes.