ASM Handbook Volume 1 : Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High-Performance Alloys

The work of more than 80 authors and 120 peer reviewers.

Sections include: Cast Irons, Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, Hardenability of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, Fabrication Characteristics, Service Characteristics, Specialty Steels and Heat-Resistant Alloys, Materials Availability and Recycling.

Cast Irons
Classification and Basic Metallurgy of Cast Iron
Gray Iron
Ductile Iron
Compacted Graphite Iron
Malleable Iron
Alloy Cast Irons

Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Steel Processing Technology
Microstructure, Processing, and Properties of Steels
Classification and Designation of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Physical Properties of Caron and Low-Alloy Steels
Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Sheet and Strip
Precoated Steel Sheet
Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Plate
Hot-Rolled Steel Bars and Shapes
Cold-Finished Steel Bars
Steel Wire Rod
Steel Wire
Threaded Steel Fasteners
Steel Springs
Steel Tubular Products
Closed-Die Forgins
High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Forgings
Steel Castings
Bearing Steels
High-Strength Structural and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels
Dual-Phase Steels
Ultrahigh-Strength Steels

Hardenability of Carbon and Low-Alloy steels
Hardenable Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Hardenability of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Hardenability Curves

Fabrication Characteristics of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Sheet Formability of steels
Bulk Formability of Steels
Machinability of steels
Weldability of steels

Service Characteristics of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Elevated-Temperature Properties of Ferritic Steels
Effect of Neutron Irradiation on Properties of Steels
Low-Temperature Properties of Structural Steels
Fatigue Resistance of Steels
Embrittlement of Steels
Notch Toughness of Steels

Specialty Steel and Heat-Resistant Alloys
Wrought Tool Steels
P/M Tool Steels
Maraging Steels
Ferrous Powder Metallurgy Materials
Austenitic Manganese Steels
Wrought Stainless Steels
Cast Stainless Steels
Elevated-Temperature Properties of Stainless Steels
Wrought and P/M Superalloys
Appendix : P/M Cobalt-Base Wear-Resistant Materials
Polycrystalline Cast Superalloys
Directionally Solidified and Single-Crystal Superalloys

Special Engineering Topics
Strategic Materials Availability and Supply
Appendix: Manganese Availability
Recycling of Iron, Steel, and Superalloys

Metric Conversion Guide

Abbreviations, Symbols, and Tradenames

Index