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This classic textbook aims to provide undergraduates with a broad overview of metallurgy from atomic theory, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and crystal physics, to elasticity and plasticity.
Preface Prologue The Atomic Nucleus Atomic Structure Chemical Bounding Heat and Energy Entropy and Free Energy Free Energies of Metallic Compounds Extraction of Metals Electrochemical Extraction and Refining Processes Extraction of Reactive and Refractory Metals Iron and Steel Making Kinetics of Metallurgical Reactions Solids, Liquids and Solidification Alloys The Phase Diagram Ternary Phase Diagrams Metal Crystals-I Periodicity Metal Crystals-II Directionality Metal Crystals-III Energies and Processes Heat-treatment of Alloys Mechanical Properties Plastic Working Oxidation and Corrosion Electronic Structure and Properties Properties and Uses Index