An Introduction to Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

This field of engineering consists of basically two parts, one is metallurgy and the other is materials. So their combination leads to a complete materials, including all matter of world, leads to metal working and metal usage.
In these two terms we will discuss each in detail;
The first part metallurgy can be defined as the art and the science of the metals. In its general, modern sense, metallurgy is the science that studies the chemical and physical properties of metals, including how they perform when used for culturally useful industrial purposes. The term often refers to the procedures used in extracting metals from ore, as well as to the processes related to metals purification and alloy production. It also refers to the craft of making culturally useful objects out of metal, or metalworking. The practice of metalworking has been carried out over thousands of centuries.

Now the second part materials, as it mostly related with the non metals, and it is mostly studied in the materials science. So, now the point is what is materials science? It investigates the relationship between the structure and properties of materials. Progress in the use of materials has marked the civilization of mankind, from the Stone Age and Iron Age to our age of semiconductors and polymers. Materials science applies the analytical tools of physics as well as insights from chemistry and engineering (and even mathematics and computation) to forge this link between structure and properties. This link can lead to the improvement of the properties of known materials such as steel or silicon, as well as new materials designed to meet new needs such as superconductors, smart materials, and nanostructural materials. This knowledge is useful whenever material properties impact performance.