Materials science
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Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with understanding the relationships between the structure of materials and their properties and using this knowledge to design materials for
A diamond cuboctahedron showing seven crystallographic planes, imaged with scanning electron microscopy
A late Bronze Age sword or dagger blade
Crystal structure of a perovskite with a chemical formula ABX3
Microstructure of pearlite
Metallurgy
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Metallurgy is a domain of material science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as
Materials science
…when researchers began to use analytical thinking from chemistry, physics, and engineering to understand ancient, phenomenological observations in metallurgy and mineralogy. Materials science still incorporates elements of physics, chemistry, and engineering. As such, the field was long considered by academic…
Gold smelting workers in Siuna, Nicaragua in the late 20th century
Casting, the process of pouring molten metal into a mold
Artefacts from the Varna Necropolis in present-day Bulgaria
Iron, the most common metal used in metallurgy, is shown in different forms, including cubes, chips, and nuggets