metallurgy
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Metallurgy is the science of studying how metals behave and work, including pure metals and mixtures of metals called alloys. It matters because understanding these materials helps engineers and scientists create better metals and alloys for use in products and infrastructure.
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology and pronunciation
- History
- Extraction
- Metal and its alloys
- Production
- Metalworking processes
- Heat treatment
- Plating
- Shot peening
- Thermal spraying
- Electroless deposition
- Characterization
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
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, including their production and the engineering of metal components used in products for both consumers and manufacturers. Metallurgy is distinct from the craft of metalworking by providing it with a scientific foundation, much as medical science supports the practice of medicine. A specialist practitioner of metallurgy is known as a metallurgist.