Kenneth A. Walsh ; edited by Edgar E. Vidal [and others].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Materials Park, Ohio :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
ASM International,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xv, 575 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-559) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- History of Beryllium -- Sources of Beryllium -- Physical and Nuclear Properties -- Thermodynamics of Extraction -- Mineral Processing -- Extractive Metallurgy -- Chemistry of Beryllium -- Analytical Chemistry of Beryllium -- Beryl Compounds -- Beryllium Intermetallic Compounds -- Amorphous Alloys That Contain Beryllium -- Physical Metallurgy of Beryllium -- Alloying of Beryllium -- Beryllium Binary Phase Diagrams -- Metallography of Beryllium and Beryllium Alloys -- Mechanical Properties of Beryllium -- Casting of Beryllium -- Powder Metallurgy -- Metalworking -- Metal Removal -- Beryllium Coating Processes -- Welding and Joining of Beryllium and Beryllium Alloys -- Adhesive Bonding and Mechanical Fasteners -- Aqueous Corrosion of Beryllium and Beryllium Alloys -- High-Temperature Corrosion of Beryllium and Beryllium Alloys -- Beryllium Waste Recycling -- Medical Aspects of the Toxicity of Beryllium and Beryllium Alloys -- Hygienic Practices for Handling Beryllium and Its Components.