# Metallurgy
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** phase diagram
- **Microsimmability score:** 64/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Alloy composition - 0 to 100 % solute`
- `Temperature T - 300 to 1800 K`
- `Cooling rate`
### What animates
A binary phase diagram fills in and a cooling path crosses phase boundaries as composition and temperature change, showing which phases form on solidification.
### Learning objective
Relate [[Alloy|alloy]] phases formed to composition, temperature, and cooling path.
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library
*Metallurgy — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (STEM and Music room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Processing_gold.jpg).*
> Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy))
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Process Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy)
> Relation: subfield of process engineering.
## Concept summary
Metallurgy studies extracting metals and controlling their [[Structure|structure]] and properties through heating, cooling, and alloying.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to process engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Metallurgy
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render phase diagram; respond live.
}
```
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## Semiotic profile
> *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.*
**Universals (4):** 🟢 phase (7) · 🟢 phase diagrams (4) · 🟢 temperature heat (3) · 🟡 structure (2)
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Metallurgy)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
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