Steel Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist

Title: Steel Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
Author: Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University, John D. Verhoeven
ISBN: 0871708582 / 9780871708588
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 228
Publisher: ASM International
Year: 2007
Availability: 45-60 days

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This book explains the metallurgy of steel and its heat treatment for non-metallurgists. It starts from simple concepts—beginning at the level of high-school chemistry classes—and building to more complex concepts involved in heat treatment of most all types of steel as well as cast iron. It was inspired by the author when working with practicing bladesmiths for more than 15 years. Most chapters in the book contain a summary at the end. These summaries provide a short review of the contents of each chapter. It is THE practical primer on steel metallurgy for those who heat, forge, or machine steel.

 

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Preface
About the Author

Chapter 1 : Pure Iron
Chapter 2 : Solutions and Phase Diagrams
Chapter 3 : Steel and the Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram
Chapter 4 : The Various Microstructures of Room-Temperature Steel
Chapter 5 : Mechanical Properties
Chapter 6 : The Low-Alloy AISI Steels
Chapter 7 : Diffusion - A Mechanism for Atom Migration within a Metal
Chapter 8 : Control of Grain Size by Heat Treatment and Forging
Chapter 9 : Hardenability of Steel
Chapter 10 : Tempering
Chapter 11 : Austenitization
Chapter 12 : Quenching
Chapter 13 : Stainless Steels
Chapter 14 : Tool Steels
Chapter 15 : Solidification
Chapter 16 : Cast Irons
Chapter 17 : Surface Hardening Treatment of Steels

Appendix A : Temperature Measurement
Appendix B : Stainless Steels for Knifemakers
Index