ASM Handbook Volume 9 : Metallography and Microstructures

Includes expanded coverage of COLOR metallography. More than 70 pages are in full color--eight times the amount in the previous edition!

Metallography and Microstructures, Volume 9 of the ASM Handbook, is an essential reference for anyone who specifies, performs, monitors, evaluates, or uses metallurgical analyses for production quality control, research, or educational training. The new edition is a comprehensive reference that features over 30 new articles with substantive updates on metallographic techniques and microstructural interpretation. Expanded and new coverage includes:

New articles on field metallography, digital imaging, and quantitative image analysis, quantitative metallography, and color metallography

All-new articles on the metallography and microstructural interpretation of cast irons, carbon and low-alloy steels, aluminum alloys, precious-metal alloys, titanium alloys, ceramics, and thermal spray coatings

Substantially revised articles on metallography and microstructural interpretation of tool steels, stainless steels, copper alloys, powder metallurgy alloys, and cemented carbides

Hundreds of new micrographs throughout the volume

More integrated in-text citation of micrograph images with respect to discussions on preparation techniques and alloy metallurgy

Updated coverage on specimen-preparation techniques for both manual methods and semi-automatic machines

Practical coverage on sectioning and specimen extraction

New and revised articles on structures from solidification and solid-state transformations

Laboratory safety guide

New expanded color section

Metallography and Microstructures is undoubtedly an essential reference for anyone with an interest in the analysis of metals.

Foreword
Policy on Units of Measure
Preface
Authors and Contributors

Introduction
Section 1 : Metallography : An Introduction

Section 2 : Metallurgy and Microstructures
Introduction to structures in Metals
Crystal Structure
Physical Metallurgy Concepts in Interpretation of Microstructure
Solidification Structures
Fundamentals of Solidification
Solidification Structures of Pure Metals
Solidification Structures of Steels and Cast Iron
Solidification Structures of Aluminum Alloys
Solidification Structures of Titanium Alloys
Computer Modeling of Solidification Structures
Solid-State Transformation Structures
Introduction to Transformation Structures
Structures by Precipitation from Solid Solution
Spinodal Transformation Structures
Ordered Structures
Massive Transformation Structures
Invariant Transformation Structures
Martensitic Structures
Bainitic Structures
Other Structures
Interdiffusion Structures
Plastic Deformation Structures
Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain Growth Structures
Textured Structures

Section 3 : Metallographic Techinques
Metallographic Sectioning and Specimen Extraction
Mounting of Specimens
Mechanical Grinding and Polishing
Chemical and Electrolytic Polishing
Contrast Enhancement and Etching
Macroetching
Microscopy and Image Analysis
Light and Electron Microscopy
Light Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Digital Imaging
Quantitative Image Analysis
Quantitative Characterization and Representation of Global Microstructural Geometry
Three-Dimensional Microscopy
Special Applications and Methods
Metallography of Archaeological Alloys
Field Metallography Techniques
Color Metallography
Selected Color Images

Section 4 : Metallography and Microstructures of Ferrous Alloys
Cast Iron
Low-Carbon and Coated Steels
Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Case-Hardening Steel
Tool Steels
Stainless Steels and Maraging Steels
Austenitic Manganese Steel Castings

Section 5 : Metallography and Microstructures of Nonferrous Alloys
Aluminum and Its Alloys
Beryllium, Copper-Beryllium, and Nickel-Beryllium Alloys
Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys
Copper and Its Alloys
Lead and Its Alloys
Magnesium and Its Alloys
Nickel and Nickel-Copper Alloys
Heat-Resistant Alloys
Precious Metals and Precious Metal Alloys
Refractory Metals and Their Alloys
Tin and Tin Alloys
Titanium and Its Alloys
Uranium and Its Alloys
Zinc and Its Alloys
Zirconium, Hafnium, and Their Alloys

Section 6 : Metallography, and Microstructures of Ceramics, Composite-Metal Forms, and Special-Purpose Alloys
Metallography of Biomedical Orthopedic Alloys
Microstructure and Domain Imaging of Magnetic Materials
Metallography and Microstructures of Powder Metallurgy Alloys
Metallography and Microstructures of Semisolid Formed Alloys
Microstructural Characterization of Thermal Spray Coatings
Metallography and Microstructures of Weldments
Preparation and Microstructural Analysis of High-Performance Ceramics
Metallography of Cemented Carbides

Section 7 : Laboratory Safety
Laboratory Safety in Metallography

Section 8 : Reference Information
Grit Sizes and Grain Size Conversions
Tables of Chemicals and Etchants
Glossary of Terms
Metric Conversion Guide
Abbreviations and Symbols
Index