Abstract
The results of two energy band calculations based on different potentials are reviewed. A variety of magnetic and other properties is discussed on this basis. Due to the uncertainties in the potentials only an approximate value of the exchange splitting for cobalt may be derived, namely ΔE=1.05±0.30 eV. Comparison of the ratio of the effective interaction energy to the d‐band width is made for iron, cobalt, and nickel and is about ⅙ for all three metals.