Metallurgical Design and Industry Prehistory to the Space Age /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kaufman, Brett (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Briant, Clyde L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Metals.; Engineering design.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Nuclear energy.; Biomedical engineering.; Technology-History.; Metallic Materials.; Engineering Design.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Nuclear Energy.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; History of Technology.

This edited volume examines metallurgical technologies and their place in society throughout the centuries. The authors discuss metal alloys and the use of raw mineral resources as well as fabrication of engineered alloys for a variety of applications. The applications covered in depth include finan...