Practical Metallurgy and Materials of Industry

This textbook on metallurgy and materials is ideally used as an introductory bookfor both materials science and metallurgy courses and for students whose majorsare closely related, such as quality control, machine tool technology, welding tech-nology, and many others. Practical Metallurgy and Materials of Industry, SixthEdition, includes many of the latest industry processes that change the physical andmechanical properties of materials and is highly recommended as a 'materials pro-cessing' reference handbook in support of design, process, electrical, and chemi-cal technicians and engineers. The book is intended to be easy to read. We make an effort to explain com-plex metallurgical terms in clear, practical language within the text. An extensiveglossary is also included. Practical Metallurgy and Materials of Industry, Sixth Edition, establishes asolid foundation for understanding the behavior and characteristics of metals andmaterials as well as the practices for materials processing currently used in the met-als and materials industry. The text also provides the student with a basic under-standing of the mechanisms that cause material failures and those that preventfailures.