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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004831803321

Autore

Cottrell Alan

Titolo

Introduction to metallurgy / / Sir Alan Cottrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Institute of Materials, 1995, c1975

ISBN

9780429293917

0429293917

9781000023572

1000023575

9781621985211

1621985210

9781907625947

1907625941

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (570 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Book ; ; 626

Disciplina

669

Soggetti

Metallurgy - Study and teaching (Higher)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This book is a reprint of the second edition published by Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. in 1975.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Prologue; The Atomic Nucleus; Atomic Structure; Chemical Bonding; 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

Sommario/riassunto

This classic textbook has been reprinted by The Institute of Materials to provide undergraduates with a broad overview of metallurgy from atomic theory, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and crystal physics,



to elasticity and plasticity.