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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