Physical Metallurgy is the science of metals and alloys with a central focus on the relationship between processing, structure, and the properties of metallic materials.

This book is aimed at those who want to understand how the structure of metals is formed and the mechanisms by which the structure is transformed so that the materials acquire the desired properties.

The content of the book is developed over ten chapters:

• Introduction and Historical Background
• The Structure of Metals
• Defects in the Structure
• Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams
• Diffusion
• Phase Transformations
• Solidification
• Plastic Deformation, Annealing, and Strengthening
• Fracture, Fatigue, and Creep of Metals
• Physical Metallurgy of Steels

The book includes solved examples and exercises as well as 7 Case Studies for the application of the theory.