The Physics of Metals and Metallography (Fizika metallov i metallovedenie) was founded in 1955 by the USSR Academy of Sciences. Its scientific profile covers the theory of metals and metal alloys, their electrical and magnetic properties,

The solid-state phase transformations from body-centered cubic (bcc) transition metals such as V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W to hexagonal close-packed (hcp) transition metal hemicarbides and heminitrides (M2C and M2N) were investigated in this work. It …

Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have been well developed and widely used as power for portable electronic devices and electric vehicles, because of their high energy/power density, long lifespan, and high voltage features [ 1 – 4 ]. However …

This chapter develops in readers the skill of extruding metals to manufacture good quality parts both with round and complex cross-sections. Firstly, the advantages and applications of extrusion are reviewed, followed by presenting a …

Rolled metallic products find wide applications in building construction, the automotive industry, the aerospace industry, the defense sector, and the like. This chapter first introduces metal rolling, including the role of friction in the rolling …

This chapter first presents a brief history and industrial importance of metal forging (including the author’s real-life contribution to the industry) and then highlights the advantages and limitations of forging process. Different types of …

This unique textbook features fundamentals and analyses of metal forming processes supported by 200 worked numerical examples. It provides rigorous detail on the three all-important groups of metal-forming processes: bulk-metal forming …

The use of additive manufacturing, specifically 3D printing, has significantly altered the manufacturing process for complex geometries composed of various materials. This study investigates the experimental implementation of the Direct Metal …

The generation and storage of clean energy are important to access the global development, due to the depletion of the fossil fuels and high prices of oil and the need for sustainable social development. This chapter focuses on the one of the …

This industrially oriented chapter develops, in readers, the skill of manufacturing machine components by using a sequence of metal forming operations with their complete engineering analyses. There are two metal forming projects in this chapter; …

This chapter first presents an overview of stress and strain by defining engineering stress, engineering strain, true stress, and true strain, including the relevant mathematical relationships and the curves in the stress–strain plot. A …

This chapter develops the skill of performing correct sheet-metal bending operations for manufacturing good-quality components for applications in automobile body panels, aircraft structures, storage tanks, pressure vessels, race car bumpers …

Alkene hydrosilylation is one of the most concise and atom-economical methods to synthesize organosilicon molecules. Herein, we reported the precise immobilization of metal single atoms (M-SAs; M = Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, and Au) into a porphyrinic …

Metal Science and Heat Treatment discusses fundamental, practical issues of physical metallurgy, new achievements in heat treatment of alloys, surface engineering, and heat treatment equipment.

This chapter first introduces sheet metal forming processes, including their industrial importance. The principal strain increments in uniaxial loading are analyzed using calculus tools; they are also discussed with reference to isotropy and …

This chapter first classifies metal forming into cold working (CW), warm working, and hot working (HW) and then discusses them with reference to their advantages and limitations to enable a manufacturing engineer to select the best type of metal …

This chapter develops the skills of readers to perform deep drawing operation for manufacturing defect-free components for a wide variety of applications, including automotive, aeronautical, and food industries. Deep drawing is explained with …