TY - CHAP AU - H. Vladimir Martínez AU - Marco F. Valencia ED - Mohammad Nusheh ED - Horacio Garza Ahuett ED - Alejandro Arrambide Y1 - 2012-03-23 PY - 2012 T1 - Semisolid Processing of Al/β-SiC Composites by Mechanical Stirring Casting and High Pressure Die Casting N2 - Metallurgical Engineering is the science and technology of producing, processing and giving proper shape to metals and alloys and other Engineering Materials having desired properties through economically viable process. Metallurgical Engineering has played a crucial role in the development of human civilization beginning with bronze-age some 3000 years ago when tools and weapons were mostly produced from the metals and alloys. This science has matured over millennia and still plays crucial role by supplying materials having suitable properties. As the title, "Recent Researches in Metallurgical Engineering, From Extraction to Forming" implies, this text blends new theories with practices covering a broad field that deals with all sorts of metal-related areas including mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, heat treatment and casting. BT - Recent Researches in Metallurgical Engineering SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/29619 DO - 10.5772/29619 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -