Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys.
As a Metallurgical Engineering major, you'll learn the fundamentals of all three fields, as well as the basics of engineering in general. We need metals to make our society functionmetals make up important parts of cars, bikes, planes, buildings, even toothpaste tubes. Your knowledge of the production, design, and manufacturing of these metals and mineral products can be rewarding and exciting.
Metallurgical engineering majors study the properties of metals, learn how to design metal parts, and solve problems concerning manufacturing. Students also learn how to test different metals to find out how well they stand up to stress, environmental changes, and other conditions.
Metallurgists are in charge of handling the minarels and developing new alloys. They also develop new methods for processing different kinds of metals.