Steel Heat Treatment Handbook, Second Edition - 2 Volume Set

This reference presents the classical perspectives that form the basis of heat treatment processes and describes the latest advances to impact this enduring technology. The second edition of the bestselling Steel Heat Treatment Handbook now offers abundantly updated and extended coverage in two self-contained volumes: Metallurgy and Technologies and Equipment and Process Design. New topics include treatments for tool steels, stainless steels, powder metallurgy components and discussions of vacuum processes, steel transformation mechanisms, nomenclature and classifications, and distortion of heat-treated components. This well-rounded resource is useful for advanced students and practitioners in metallurgy, process design, heat treatment, and mechanical and materials engineering.

This reference presents the classical perspectives that form the basis of heat treatment processes while incorporating descriptions of the latest advances to impact this enduring technology. The second edition of the bestselling Steel Heat Treatment Handbook now offers abundantly updated and extended coverage in two self-contained volumes: Metallurgy and Technologies and Equipment and Process Design. Continuing the tradition of the first edition, this comprehensive reference integrates metallurgical principles with engineering technology in terms of basic process, equipment operation, and design.Up-to-date references, new topics, and rewritten chapters bring additional breadth, depth, and clarity to process design for heat treatments. This second edition presents unique and timely coverage of treatments for tool steels, stainless steels, and powder metallurgy components. The book also contains new material on vacuum processes, designing quench processes, steel transformation mechanisms, updated nomenclature and classifications, nitriding techniques, metallurgical property testing, and distortion of heat-treated components. Steel Heat Treatment Handbook, Second Edition provides a well-rounded resource for everyday use by advanced students and practitioners in metallurgy, process design, heat treatment, and mechanical and materials engineering.

STEEL HEAT TREATMENT HANDBOOK: Equipment and Process Design SECTION I: EQUIPMENT Heat Treatment Equipment; G.E. Totten, N. Gopinath, and D. Pye New! Design of Steel-Intensive Quench Processes; N.I. Kobasko, W.S. Morhuniuk, and B.K. Ushakov Revised! Vacuum Heat Processing; B. Edenhofer, J. Bouwman, and D. Herring Induction Heat Treatment: Basic Principles, Computation, Coil Construction, and Design Considerations; V.I. Rudnev, R.L. Cook, D.L. Loveless, and M.R. Black Induction Heat Treatment: Modern Power Supplies, Load Matching, Process Control, and Monitoring; D.L. Loveless, R.L. Cook, and V.I. Rudnev New! Laser Surface Hardening; J. Grum SECTION II: TESTING Revised! Metallurgical Property Testing; X. Xie Mechanical Property Testing Methods; D.S. MacKenzie Index STEEL HEAT TREATMENT HANDBOOK: Metallurgy and Technologies Revised! Steel Nomenclature; A. Kumar Sinha, C. Wu, and G. Liu New! Classification and Mechanisms of Steel Transformation; S.S. Babu Fundamental Concepts in Steel Heat Treatment; A.V. Sverdlin and A.R. Ness Effects of Alloying Elements on the Heat Treatment of Steel; A.V. Sverdlin and A.R. Ness Hardenability; B. Liščić Steel Heat Treatment; B. Liščić Revised! Heat Treatment with Gaseous Atmospheres; J. Grosch Revised! Nitriding Techniques, Ferritic Nitrocarburizing, Austenitic Nitrocarburizing Techniques and Methods; D. Pye Quenching and Quenching Technology; H.M. Tensi, A. Stich, and G.E. Totten New! Distortion of Heat-Treated Components; G.E. Totten and M. Narazaki New! Tool Steels; E. Essadiqi and G.E. Totten New! Stainless Steel Heat Treatment; A.F. Padilha, R.L. Plaut, and R.R. Rios New! Heat Treatment of Powder Metallurgy Steel Components; J.W. Newkirk and S.N. Thakur APPENDICES Common Conversion Constants Temperature Conversion Table Volume Conversion Table Hardness Conversion Tables: Hardened Steel and Hard Alloys Recommended MIL 6875 Specification Steel Heat Treatment Conditions Colors of Hardening and Tempering Heats Weight Tables For Steel Bars Round and Square Bars, Specific Gravity 7.85