Publisher's Synopsis
This is the expanded edition of Mark Grimwade's groundbreaking 1985book. A solid introduction to the use of precious metals for students,professional jewellers and metalworkers. The author presents complexmetallurgical concepts in ways that anyone working with precious metalscan understand and apply. A genuine understanding of materials and thephysics and chemistry related to them is necessary for the fostering ofinnovation which is so important in this field. Artists who work withprecious metals are always trying to push the boundaries of what ispossible and this book will help them to understand how to do justthat.