Physical Metallurgy

This comprehensive, renowned three-volume set continues the line of highly regarded Physical Metallurgy titles that first published in 1965. This sixth edition preserves the excellence of the previous editions of this popular work, keeping everything up to date and offering definitive, in-depth chapters with superb coverage and clarity of explanations.

It provides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials written by leaders in the respective field, going from fundamental and foundational understanding to a higher level of knowledge. The physics of the processes are also given in impressive detail. There is important integration between the fundamental theory and the advanced materials characterization techniques. The book strikes an effective balance between being an introductory resource for student and early researcher metallurgists, whilst also offering a great depth of information and insight into the individual topics.

All chapters have been revised and expanded, either by the fifth edition authors alone or jointly with new co-authors. Pertinent new chapters will be added on the physical metallurgy of light alloys, the physical metallurgy of titanium alloys, atom probe field ion microscopy, computational metallurgy, and orientational imaging microscopy. Significant emphasis on sustainability goals will be encouraged throughout chapters where appropriate. The three new volumes will incorporate the latest experimental research results and theoretical insights. Several thousand citations to the research and review literature are to be included.

• Comprehensive resource that assists understanding of the relationship between the (micro) structure and physical extensive properties of metals, as the major task of physical metallurgists
• Exhaustively synthesizes pertinent, contemporary developments within physical metallurgy so scientists have authoritative information at their fingertips
• Enables metallurgists to predict changes and create novel alloys and processes
• Covers new and important areas of metallurgy including high entropy alloys, computational materials science, additively manufactured alloys, use of alloys in biomaterials modelling and simulation
• Crucial forward-looking sustainability considerations are now emphasized as a key thread throughout the chapters