This comprehensive summary of the current state of the art of titanium addresses all aspects of titanium. It is all covered, from the magical metal 's basic characteristics and physical metallurgy to the correlations between processing, microstructure and properties. Richly illustrated with more than 300 figures, this compendium takes a conceptual approach to the physical metallurgy and applications of titanium, making it suitable as a reference and tutorial for materials scientists and engineers.

This comprehensive summary of the current state of the art of titanium addresses all aspects of titanium. It is all covered, from the magical metal 's basic characteristics and physical metallurgy to the correlations between processing, microstructure and properties. Richly illustrated with more than 300 figures, this compendium takes a conceptual approach to the physical metallurgy and applications of titanium, making it suitable as a reference and tutorial for materials scientists and engineers.