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Princeton's WordNet

  1. metallurgical, metallurgicadjective

    of or relating to metallurgy

    "metallurgical engineer"

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  1. metallurgicaladjective

    Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.

Wikipedia

  1. metallurgical

    Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the science and the technology of metals; that is, the way in which science is applied to the production of metals, and the engineering of metal components used in products for both consumers and manufacturers. Metallurgy is distinct from the craft of metalworking. Metalworking relies on metallurgy in a similar manner to how medicine relies on medical science for technical advancement. A specialist practitioner of metallurgy is known as a metallurgist. The science of metallurgy is further subdivided into two broad categories: chemical metallurgy and physical metallurgy. Chemical metallurgy is chiefly concerned with the reduction and oxidation of metals, and the chemical performance of metals. Subjects of study in chemical metallurgy include mineral processing, the extraction of metals, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and chemical degradation (corrosion). In contrast, physical metallurgy focuses on the mechanical properties of metals, the physical properties of metals, and the physical performance of metals. Topics studied in physical metallurgy include crystallography, material characterization, mechanical metallurgy, phase transformations, and failure mechanisms.Historically, metallurgy has predominately focused on the production of metals. Metal production begins with the processing of ores to extract the metal, and includes the mixture of metals to make alloys. Metal alloys are often a blend of at least two different metallic elements. However, non-metallic elements are often added to alloys in order to achieve properties suitable for an application. The study of metal production is subdivided into ferrous metallurgy (also known as black metallurgy) and non-ferrous metallurgy (also known as colored metallurgy). Ferrous metallurgy involves processes and alloys based on iron, while non-ferrous metallurgy involves processes and alloys based on other metals. The production of ferrous metals accounts for 95% of world metal production.Modern metallurgists work in both emerging and traditional areas as part of an interdisciplinary team alongside material scientists and other engineers. Some traditional areas include mineral processing, metal production, heat treatment, failure analysis, and the joining of metals (including welding, brazing, and soldering). Emerging areas for metallurgists include nanotechnology, superconductors, composites, biomedical materials, electronic materials (semiconductors) and surface engineering. Many applications, practices, and devices associated or involved in metallurgy were established in ancient China, such as the innovation of the blast furnace, cast iron, hydraulic-powered trip hammers, and double acting piston bellows.

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  1. metallurgical

    Metallurgical refers to anything related to the science, technology, or processes involved in the extraction, refining, alloying, fabrication, and treatment of metals and metal-containing materials. It typically involves studying the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, known as alloys. It can be further divided into different branches like physical metallurgy, extractive metallurgy and mineral processing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Metallurgicaladjective

    of or pertaining to metallurgy

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. mtallurgique.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metallurgical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metallurgical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of metallurgical in a Sentence

  1. Peabody CEO Glenn Kellow:

    Chinese imports of [ Metallurgical ] coal has been muted given unofficial import controls.

  2. Tetsuya Fukuda:

    The biggest reason for participating in the Moatize project is to retain excellent quality metallurgical coal that is scarce globally, with the resource supercycle, we had been not able to buy any assets.

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