Abstract: A sintered porous metal article is provided which is essentially thermally stable at elevated temperatures. In addition, a method for producing such an article is also provided which method comprises preparing a blend of base metal particles and active dispersoid particles, forming the mixture into an article of the desired shape, and heating the so-formed article at sintering temperatures.

Abstract: An improved battery plate comprises a grid or web of woven non-conductive material having lead metal or other electrically conductive material wires as some of the weft and possibly some of the warp threads. By alternately applying positive and negative active materials at laterally spaced locations across a wide web of such material and gathering portions of lead wires to form terminals, plate pairs are produced which are joined by a length of woven material of suitable strength for supporting the plates in a battery. Thus, pure lead metal wires may be used for improved electro-chemical properties, while simultaneously a great reduction in plate weight is achieved. A method of making such plates is also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for reducing the oxides of nitrogen in exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine comprising contacting the exhaust gases with a self supporting catalytic structure in the form of an expanded thin metal foil. The expanded metal foil comprises a corrosion resistant metallic substrate having an NO.sub.x reducing catalyst on the surface layer. The corrosion resistance substrate may be a nickel/chromium alloy, and the NO.sub.x catalytic surface may be a nickel/copper alloy.