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Physical metallurgy

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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.

Early history

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An iron-carbon phase diagram showing the conditions necessary to form different phases

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Christian, John Wyrill (2002). The theory of transformations in metals and alloys (3 ed.). Oxford Boston: Pergamon. ISBN 978-0-08-044019-4.
  2. ^ Schastlivtsev, Vadim M.; Zel'dovich, Vitaly I. (2022-02-07). Physical Metallurgy: Metals, Alloys, Phase Transformations. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-075802-3.
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