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100	1		_aSmil, Vaclav _9768
245	1	0	_aStill the iron age : _biron and steel in the modern world / _cSmil Vaclav
260			_aAmsterdam : _bButterworth-Heinemann, _cc2016.
300			_axi, 268 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
505			_aPreface Ch. 1. Iron and Steel before the 18th Century: Slow Adoption, Artisanal Production and Scaling-up Ch. 2. Rise of Modern Ferrous Metallurgy, 1700-1850: Coke, Blasts, Furnaces and Expensive Steel Ch. 3. Iron and Steel before WW I, 1850-1914: The Age of Affordable Steel Ch. 4. A Century of Advances, 1914-2014: Changing in Leadership in Iron and Steel Industry Ch. 5. Modern Ironmaking and Steelmaking: Furnaces, Processes, Casting Ch. 6. Materials in Modern Iron and Steel Production: Ores, Coke, Fluxes, Scrap and Other Inputs Ch. 7. Energy Costs and Environmental Impacts of Iron and Steel: Energies, Atmospheric Emissions, and Waste Streams Ch. 8. Ubiquitous Uses of Steel: Sectoral Consumption and the Quest for Quality Ch. 9. Looking Back: Advances and Accomplishments Ch. 10. Looking Ahead: The Future of Iron and Steel Appe.
520			_aAlthough the last two generations have seen an enormous amount of attention paid to advances in electronics, the fact remains that high-income, high-energy societies could thrive without microchips, etc., but, by contrast, could not exist without steel. Because of the importance of this material to comtemporary civilization, a comprehensive resource is needed for metallurgists, non-metallurgists, and anyone with a background in environmental studies, industry, manufacturing, and history, seeking a broader understanding of the history of iron and steel and its current and future impact on society. Given its coverage of the history of iron and steel from its genesis to slow pre-industrial progress, revolutionary advances during the 19th century, magnification of 19th century advances during the past five generations, patterns of modern steel production, the ubiquitous uses of the material, potential substitutions, advances in relative dematerialization, and appraisal of steel's possible futures, Still the Iron Age: Iron and Steel in the Modern World by world-renowned author Vaclav Smil meets that need.
650			_aIron _xHistory _9769
650			_aSteel _xHistory _9770
650			_aIron _xMetallurgy _9771
650			_aSteel _xMetallurgy _9772
650			_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Metallurgy _9773
650			_aIron _9774
650			_aSteel _9775
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