Principles of Metal Refining [Hardcover]

This book, intended for advanced graduate students of metallurgy, explains what happens in the critical period between extractive metallurgy and solidification and subsequent processing. An important point the book stresses is that the principles are the same in the treatment of various different metals. Someone concerned with the purification of one metal may learn from results and experiences gained on other metals and alloys. The specifics of metals such as iron and steel, aluminium, and copper are discussed in examples and in problems at the end of each chapter. The book is self-contained and covers the basic thermodynamics and fluid mechanics required.

1. The Effect of Dissolved Elements and Inclusions on the Properties of Metal Products
2. Thermodynamics and Transport Properties
3. Properties of the Various Metals, Impurity Content, and Refining
4. Removal of Dissolved Impurity Elements from Molten Metals
5. Removal of Inclusions
6. Stainless Steelmaking in Converters
7. Mixing, Mass Transfer, and Numerical Models
8. Addition of Alloy Components
9. Solidification and Refining
10. Refining and Recycling Metallurgy in the Future

The first text to specifically focus on the back end of metals-winning technology, an area of increasing importance given the demands of metal users for improved product purity and quality. . . . has a good mixture of mathematical derivation and empirical discussion of refining practices. The level of the material makes the book a valuable reference for practicing metallurgists as well as the advanced undergraduate or graduate student. --Journal of Metals