A comprehensive guide to compositions, properties, performance, and selection of cast irons, carbon and low-alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, and superalloys. Contains 1,328 illustrations (photographs, charts, and graphs). More than 500 tables provide extensive data for alloy designations, compositions, and mechanical and physical properties. This handbook is the best single-volume reference work on the properties and selection of ferrous metals and alloys. It features contributions from more than 200 technical experts.
Contents
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
Microstructures, Processing, and Properties of Steels
Classification and Designation of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
Physical Properties of Carbon 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 Forgings
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
H Steels and Steel Selection for Hardenability
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 STEELS 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
Polycrystalline Cast Superalloys
Directionally Solidified and Single-Crystal Superalloys
SPECIAL ENGINEERING TOPICS
Strategic Materials Availability and Supply
Recycling of Iron, Steel, and Superalloys
REFERENCE INFORMATION
Abbreviations, Symbols, and Tradenames: Properties and Selection of Irons, Steels, and High-Performance Alloys
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ASM Handbook, Volume 1: Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High-Performance Alloys
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