Principles of Physical Metallurgy - Softcover

This book is specially designed for the mechanical and production streams of B.E./B. Tech students. It is also a handy reference textbook for those interested in metallurgy. This book focuses on the fundamentals of physical metallurgy including crystal structure and imperfections, phase equilibria, phase transformations and heat treatment. Failure and corrosion properties of materials have been discussed in detail. A detailed discussion of magnetism, conductors and semiconductors is the asset of this book. The book also highlights the optical properties, diffusion, chemical bonding, non-conventional energy resources, ceramics and composites. Appendix I contains a collection of reference tables. Multiple-choice questions, short-answer-type questions, long-answer-type questions and numerical problems are provided in Appendix II of this book as exercise for students.

Abhijit Mallick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry , Academy of Technology, affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology, India. He completed his B.Sc. Chemistry Honours from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, affiliated to Calcutta University and obtained his postgraduate degree from University College of Science and Technology, Calcutta University. He earned his Ph.D. from Indian lnstitute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has published several international papers and three textbooks entitled Chemistry for Engineers, Principles of Physical Metallurgy, Environmental Science and Management. He is a member of the lnstitute of Engineers (India). His areas of interest include applied chemistry, materials science, environmental pollution control and management.