Metals: Steel Production

This lecture covers the historical development of metals, from the 19th-century industrial revolution to the importance of metals in ancient civilizations. It delves into the extraction and preparation of iron-based alloys, the significance of iron in construction, and the process of steel production through primary metallurgy. The lecture also explores the properties of iron and its alloys, the manufacturing of steels from cast iron, and the recycling of iron. Additionally, it discusses the continuous casting of steel, metal forming techniques like rolling and forging, and the characteristics of alloy steels.