This treatise on Engineering Materials and Metallurgy contains comprehensive treatment of the matter in simple,lucid and direct language and envelopes a large number of figures which reinforce the text in the most efficient and effective way.The book comprise five chapters(excluding basic concepts)in all and fully and exhaustively covers the syllabus in the above mentioned subject of 4th.Semester Mechnical,Production,Automobile Engineering and 2nd semester Mechnical disciplines of Anna University.

This book explains the metallurgy of steel and its heat treatment for non-metallurgists. It starts from simple concepts--beginning at the level of high-school chemistry classes--and building to more complex concepts involved in heat treatment of most all types of steel as well as cast iron. It was inspired by the author when working with practicing bladesmiths for more than 15 years. Most chapters in the book contain a summary at the end. These summaries provide a short review of the contents of each chapter. This book is THE practical primer on steel metallurgy for those who heat, forge, or machine steel.

A material is that from which anything can be made. It includes wide range of metals and non-metals that are used to form finished product. The knowledge of materials and their properties is of great significance for a design engineer. Material science is the study of the structure-properties relationship of engineering materials such as ferrous; non-ferrous materials, polymers, ceramics, composites and some advanced materials. Metallurgy is the study of metals related to their extraction from ore, refining, production of alloys along with their properties. The study of material science and metallurgy links the science of metals to the industries. Also this helps in completing demands from new applications and severe service requirements.

This book gives a broad introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering applications, and is intended to provide a course in engineering materials for students with no previous background in the subject.