Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the science and the technology of metals; that is, the way in which science is applied to the production of metals, and the engineering of metal components used in products for both consumers and manufacturers. Metallurgy is distinct from the craft of metalworking. Metalworking relies on metallurgy in a similar manner to how medicine relies on medical science for technical advancement. A specialist practitioner of metallurgy is known as a metallurgist.The science of metallurgy is further subdivided into two broad categories: chemical metallurgy and physical metallurgy. Chemical metallurgy is chiefly concerned with the reduction and oxidation of metals, and the chemical performance of metals. Subjects of study in chemical metallurgy include mineral processing, the extraction of metals, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and chemical degradation (corrosion). In contrast, physical metallurgy focuses on the mechanical properties of metals, the physical properties of metals, and the physical performance of metals. Topics studied in physical metallurgy include crystallography, material characterization, mechanical metallurgy, phase transformations, and failure mechanisms.
Sample Chapter(s)
Preface (49 KB)
Components of the Book:
- Chapter1
Metallurgical Coke Production with Biomass Additives: Study of Biocoke Properties for Blast Furnace and Submerged Arc Furnace Purposes
- Chapter2
Oxide Metallurgy Technology in High Strength Steel: A Review
- Chapter3
Microstructure and Mechanical Property Evolution during Annealing of a Cold-Rolled Metastable Powder Metallurgy High Entropy Alloy
- Chapter4
Different Formation Routes of Pore Structure in Aluminum Powder Metallurgy Alloy
- Chapter5
The effect of alloying elements on the properties of pressed and non-pressed biodegradable Fe–Mn–Ag powder metallurgy alloys
- Chapter6
Effects of Annealing on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metastable Powder Metallurgy CoCrFeNiMo0.2 High Entropy Alloy
- Chapter7
Effects of Temperature and Pressure of Hot Isostatic Pressing on the Grain Structure of Powder Metallurgy Superalloy
- Chapter8
Portevin-Le Châtelier Effect in a Powder Metallurgy Co-Ni-Based Superalloy
- Chapter9
Emissions from Pre-Hispanic Metallurgy in the South American Atmosphere
- Chapter10
Novel powder processing technologies for production of rare-earth permanent magnets
- Chapter11
Highly Conductive Al/Al Interfaces in Ultrafine Grained Al Compact Prepared by Low Oxygen Powder Metallurgy Technique
- Chapter12
Modeling of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy Waste Disposal with the Production of Iron Silicides and Zinc Distillation
- Chapter13
Properties Comparison of Ti-Al-Si Alloys Produced by Various Metallurgy Methods
- Chapter14
EBSD Analysis of Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Microstructure Produced by Powder Metallurgy
- Chapter15
The Effect of Nickel on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Properties of Niobium–Vanadium Microalloyed Powder Metallurgy Steels
Readership:
Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in Metallurgical technology
Oleg Bazaluk
Belt and Road Initiative Institute for Chinese-European Studies (BRIICES), Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China
Lina Kieush
Ferrous Metallurgy Chair, Montanuniversit Leoben, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
Andrii Koveria
Department of Chemistry, Dnipro University of Technology, 49005 Dnipro, Ukraine
Vasyl Lozynskyi
Department of Mining Engineering and Education, Dnipro University of Technology, 49005 Dnipro, Ukraine
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