In the history of metallurgy, Gold, cleaned from metal ores and melted, was the first metal used by humans. During the advent of civilization, copper was introduced through the reduction process of oxides in traditional furnace. This process was considered the first chemical process of producing metals, and this was used in 4000 BC. Nonetheless, this process was gradually superseded by bronze i.e. alloy of copper with 10% tin, which is easier to cast and melt. Bronze was obtained through the mixture of tine retrieved from its oxides during the process of reduction or from the reduction of copper mixtures and tin ores. This age of civilization, i.e. 2400 BC was known as the Bronze age. With that regard, this paper focuses on the history of metallurgy with major focus on particular metals i.e. copper, iron and gold. In addition, this paper evaluates the contributions of scientists to the field of metallurgy.
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Sudha J and Ramya K, “Metallurgy and Material Science an Detailed Analysis”, Journal of Machine and Computing, vol.1, no.3, pp. 115-122, July 2021. doi: 10.53759/7669/jmc202101013.
