 Dictionary of Metallurgy
ISBN: 978-0-471-96155-0
Hardcover
316 pages
February 1998
US $270.00
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A comprehensive dictionary on the science and technology of metallurgy, which impacts on many areas of modern life, and includes relevant areas of associated subjects such as welding and engineering. It will appeal to a wide range of readers including practitioners and students of metallurgy and other technologies as well as non-technical professionals.
The format also allows the reader to obtain a simple definition of the term in question whilst giving a more detailed explanation, including, where appropriate, the introduction of related topics and comment on the usage of the term.
There are illustrations for many of the entries and thirteen tables to provide a summary of the properties of metals, alloys and non-metallic materials; conversion charts for various units of strength and hardness.
The format also allows the reader to obtain a simple definition of the term in question whilst giving a more detailed explanation, including, where appropriate, the introduction of related topics and comment on the usage of the term.
There are illustrations for many of the entries and thirteen tables to provide a summary of the properties of metals, alloys and non-metallic materials; conversion charts for various units of strength and hardness.
