Metallurgy is the study of the extraction, refining, alloying and fabrication of metals and of their structure and properties. Metallurgy can be described as a sub-set of “materials science”—the study of physical and chemical behavior of metals and alloys. This program discusses metal's role in our control of the environment. Advances in agriculture, warfare, transport, even cookery are impossible without metal, as was the entire Industrial Revolution - from steam to electricity.

Originally released by TMW Media Group, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 08, 2017.

Metal Shapes Lives (3:16); --The Periodic Table of Elements (2:21); -- Compounds (2:18); -- Practical Applications for Metal Alloys (4:02); -- Aluminum is important (0:17); .