Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is intended for members of the non-ferrous technical community engaged in melting, smelting, powder metal production, in-situ composites and heat treatment, and who are currently practising or considering implementation of industrial gas-based processes.;Discussions include existing and emerging processes utilizing industrial and specialty gases to interact with solid and liquid non-ferrous metals. An emphasis is placed on gas/metal interaction mechanisms with metallurgical, economic and environmental effects. The book is a collection of papers from the 1996 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Anaheim, California, USA, February 4-8, 1996.
