Physical metallurgy

Physical metallurgy is one of the two main branches of the scientific approach to metallurgy, which considers in a systematic way the physical properties of metals and alloys. It is basically the fundamentals and applications of the theory of phase transformations in metal and alloys.[1] While chemical metallurgy involves the domain of reduction/oxidation of metals, physical metallurgy deals mainly with mechanical and magnetic/electric/thermal properties of metals – as described by solid-state physics.

See also

• Extractive metallurgy

References

1. Christian, John Wyrill (2002). The theory of transformations in metals and alloys (3 ed.). Oxford Boston: Pergamon. ISBN 978-0-08-044019-4.

External links

• MIT Ocw (MIT OpenCourseWare) Course on Physical Metallurgy
• A series of Lectures by Prof. "Harry" Harshad Bhadeshia, University of Cambridge on the Physical Metallurgy of Steels
• Additional teaching materials by Prof. "Harry" Harshad Bhadeshia, University of Cambridge, at the Phase Transformations & Complex