Metallurgy is a branch of science that deals with metals. It studies the physical and chemical properties of metals, their mixtures and compounds. In short, it is about the science and technology of metals. Metallurgy concerns with the production of metallic components for our use. It also deals with the purification of metals and the production of alloys.
Georgius Agricola is known as the ‘father of modern metallurgy’. He was a German scientist who developed various techniques to process metals.
Metallurgy can be broadly divided into three categories. Extraction metallurgy deals with the extraction of metals from ores and their refining. Several substances are added to the ores and they go through several stages of purification. Physical metallurgy is the study of the structure and properties of metals. Production metallurgy deals with the fashioning of metals into finished products.
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