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Metallurgy

Metallurgy is the study of metals and their properties and applications. It encompasses both the science of metals and how that science is applied in engineering to produce and work with metals. Metallurgy involves the study of metallic elements, alloys, mineral processing, extraction of metals, thermodynamics, corrosion, mechanical properties, physical properties, crystallography, and failure analysis. The field is divided into chemical metallurgy, concerning chemical reactions and performance of metals, and physical metallurgy, regarding mechanical and physical behavior.

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Metallurgy

Metallurgy is the study of metals and their properties and applications. It encompasses both the science of metals and how that science is applied in engineering to produce and work with metals. Metallurgy involves the study of metallic elements, alloys, mineral processing, extraction of metals, thermodynamics, corrosion, mechanical properties, physical properties, crystallography, and failure analysis. The field is divided into chemical metallurgy, concerning chemical reactions and performance of metals, and physical metallurgy, regarding mechanical and physical behavior.

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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 called 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 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).[1] 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.[2]

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