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metallurgy

[met-l-ur-jee, muh-tal-er-jee] / ˈmɛt lˌɜr dʒi, məˈtæl ər dʒi /


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Traditionally, these materials are produced through powder metallurgy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The new metallurgy breakthrough avoids the massive energy and chemicals consumed by traditional smelting and refining methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The seemingly limitless power of the steam engine helped change that view, making fortunes in mining, metallurgy, brewing, and, especially, textiles.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

This advanced steel, a direct evolution of Iron Age metallurgy, required sophisticated knowledge and precise high-temperature processes.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Bones of domestic animals were important raw materials for artifacts of Neolithic peoples before the development of metallurgy.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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