metallurgy
noun
met·al·lur·gy
ˈme-tə-ˌlər-jē 
especially British mə-ˈta-lə-
: the science and technology of metals
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In metallurgy, there are standardized numbers indicating copper content, with N1 indicating straight-up yellow gold and higher numbers indicating more and more copper.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Iron had already been used to some extent during the Bronze Age, but new metallurgy techniques propelled it to new heights.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Turkey is sending up experiments in the fields of genetics and metallurgy.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
The knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy needed to construct effective, reliable firearms (that wouldn’t explode in the shooter’s face) took many generations.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
However, this option was ruled out as there was no other evidence of metallurgy.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Made with proprietary powdered metallurgy steel, the blade is resistant to chipping and easier to resharpen than the lower-quality steel used in most budget knives.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
According to Scarlett, recent scholarship suggests the area’s prehistoric residents excavated copper from shallow pits (Central itself was built on one such ancient site) and practiced metallurgy, essentially using fire to heat copper and then shaping it with handheld tools.
—John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
Before the war, the company was Ukraine’s largest metallurgy group but had no involvement in arms manufacture, according to a representative of the company who asked to remain anonymous.
—Melissa Bell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Iron had already been used to some extent during the Bronze Age, but new metallurgy techniques propelled it to new heights.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Turkey is sending up experiments in the fields of genetics and metallurgy.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
The knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy needed to construct effective, reliable firearms (that wouldn’t explode in the shooter’s face) took many generations.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
However, this option was ruled out as there was no other evidence of metallurgy.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Made with proprietary powdered metallurgy steel, the blade is resistant to chipping and easier to resharpen than the lower-quality steel used in most budget knives.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
According to Scarlett, recent scholarship suggests the area’s prehistoric residents excavated copper from shallow pits (Central itself was built on one such ancient site) and practiced metallurgy, essentially using fire to heat copper and then shaping it with handheld tools.
—John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
Before the war, the company was Ukraine’s largest metallurgy group but had no involvement in arms manufacture, according to a representative of the company who asked to remain anonymous.
—Melissa Bell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
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metallurgy
noun
met·al·lur·gy
ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌər-jē
: the science of obtaining metals from their ores and preparing them for use
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