This classic textbook has been reprinted by The Institute of Materials to provide undergraduates with a broad overview of metallurgy from atomic theory, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and crystal physics.
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An Excellent Survey of Metallurgy and Metallurgical Concepts,
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This review is from: B0786 Introduction to metallurgy (matsci) (Paperback)
If I could only have one metallurgy book, this would be it. All major topics in metallurgy are covered at an undergraduate survey level. Cottrell's writing style is excellent, and he concentrates on giving the reader insight into the many technical aspects involved in metallurgy. He doesn't just throw a bunch of equations at you without giving you insight into each one. This book concentrates more on concepts and understanding than on industrial details and metallurgical recipes. Readers will need a basic understanding of calculus, physics and chemistry (at a first year college/university level).
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The prototype for modern metallurgy textbooks.,
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This review is from: An Introduction to Metallurgy (Hardcover)
The original version of this book, "Theoretical Structural Metallurgy" (first published in 1948), was the prototype for what a modern metallurgy text (and course) should cover. This book is an expanded version of that one. Prior to Professor Cottrell's texts, metallurgy was generally taught as an applied discipline, mostly focusing on metal (mostly iron and steel) production, properties and uses. His books changed that by creating a firm foundation in the sciences of metallurgical thermodynamics, phase transformations and modern explanations of electronic and deformation behavior.
This book is a bit long in the tooth, but most of the basic metallurgical material that it covers is just as timely as when it was written, about 40 years ago. It starts with atomic structure, chemical bonding and chapters on aspects of thermodynamics. Then there are chapters devoted to; steels, phase diagrams, crystal structures, mechanical properties, deformation, oxidation, corrosion, electronic properties and uses of metals. The material covered is basic and most suitable for an introductory metallurgy course. Additional, more advanced, texts are therefore required for more in-depth treatments of the topics that are covered. Professor Cottrell wrote with clarity, making this is a great text for a first course in metallurgy. There are many more recent texts on this subject, which for the most part have been modeled on the original version of this book - even after 40 years this book hold its own with them. The book is also a good choice for a mechanical, civil or electrical engineer who wishes to learn more about the basics of metallurgy.
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