metallurgy
Let an agent explain metallurgy and its branches, describe extraction, processing and properties of metals, support materials and process questions, and describe history and archaeometallurgy.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain metallurgy and its branches, describe extraction, processing and properties of metals, support materials and process questions, and describe history and archaeometallurgy.
The science and technology of metals, covering extraction from ores, refining, alloying, processing such as casting, forming, heat treatment and patenting of steel wire, and the study of structure and properties, in branches including ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, physical and process metallurgy, biometallurgy using microorganisms, and archaeometallurgy studying ancient metalworking such as Scythian metallurgy; metallurgy underpins industry and is a branch of materials science.
What it is for: Science and technology of metals.
It can be explain branches; describe extraction and processing; support materials questions; describe history.
Distinguishing features
Extraction and refining
Alloying and processing
Structure-property relations
Industrial scale
What it looks like
Not physical; a field with furnaces, mills and laboratories.
How it is recognised
Science and technology of metals
Extraction to properties
Materials science is broader; metalworking is the craft
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - a principal product
is related to - source of ores
is related to - traditional metalworking
In practice
Families and kinds
extractive and process metallurgy
physical metallurgy
ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy
biometallurgy and hydrometallurgy
archaeometallurgy and experimental archaeometallurgy
Standards and regulation
Materials and testing standards
Environmental regulations for smelting
Occupational safety standards
Failure modes and hazards
Pollution from smelting
Material failures
Confusing metallurgy with metalworking
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.metallurgy
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What metallurgy is.
Science.
Branches
Branches.
Branches
Branches.
- What are extractive, process, physical, ferrous, non-ferrous and biometallurgy, and how do they relate? definition
- Which entry fits a specific branch? action
Structure
Structure and properties.
Structure
Structure.
- How do crystal structure, defects, phases and microstructure determine metal properties? definition
- Which entry fits a specific property? action
Process Extraction and processing.
Engineering.
Extraction
Extraction and refining.
Extraction
Extraction.
- How are metals extracted from ores by pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy and biometallurgy? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific process? action
Forming
Forming and heat treatment.
Forming
Forming.
- How are metals cast, rolled, forged and heat treated, including processes such as patenting? provenance
- Which entry fits heat treatment? action
Apply Applications and environment.
Context.
Materials
Choosing metals.
Materials
Materials.
- How are metals and alloys selected for applications, and how are failures analysed? action
- Which entry fits failure analysis? action
Environment
Environmental issues.
Environment
Environment.
- What environmental impacts does metallurgy have, and how are they reduced, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
Archaeometallurgy.
History
History.
- How did metallurgy develop from the Bronze and Iron Ages, including cultures such as the Scythians, according to archaeometallurgy? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can metallurgy be taught, including experimental archaeometallurgy? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each branch be a separate entry?
- How should standards be linked?
- How should archaeometallurgy resources be linked?