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ASM Handbook Volume 04: Heat Treating
Hardbound; Publisher: ASM; Publication Date: 1991; ISBN 0-87170-379-3; 1012 pages
$255.00

You'll find all heat treating topics covered in this one essential volume.

Contents include:Heat Treating of Steel--quenching, tempering and annealing, continuous annealing, quantitative methods to predict hardenability.

• Surface Hardening of Steel--processing and properties of case hardened materials.
• Heat Treating Equipment--emphasis on furnace design and thermal efficiency.
• Process and QC Considerations--improved sensors and oxygen probes for temperature/ atmosphere/carbon control, statistical process control.
• Heat Treating of Cast Irons--includes data on austempered ductile iron and high-alloy irons.
• Heat Treating of Stainless Steels and Heat-Resistant Alloys--includes super alloys and refractory metals and alloys.
• Sections on Heat Treating of Tool Steels and Nonferrous Alloys.

Table of Contents

Heat Treating of Steel
Principles of Heat Treating of Steels
Quantitative Prediction of Transformation Hardening in Steels
Stress-Relief Heat Treating of Steel
Normalizing of Steel
Annealing of Steel
Continuous Annealing of Steel
Quenching of Steel
Tempering of Steel
Martempering of Steel
Austempering of Steel
Induction Heat Treating of Steel
Cold Treating and Cryogenic Treatment of Steel
Heat Treating of Ultrahigh-Strength Steels
Heat Treating of Maraging Steels
Heat Treating of Powder Metallurgy Steels
Thermomechanical Processing of Steels

Surface Hardening of Steel
Introduction to Surface Hardening of Steels
Flame Hardening of Steels
Laser Surface Hardening of Steels
Electron Beam Surface Hardening of Steels
Gas Carburizing of Steels
Pack Carburizing of Steels
Liquid Carburizing and Cyaniding of Steels
Vacuum Carburizing of Steels
Plasm (Ion) Carburizing of Steels
Microstructures and Properties of Carburized Steels
Carbonitriding of Steels
Gas Nitriding of Steels
Liquid Nitriding of Steels
Plasm (Ion) Nitriding of Steels
Gaseous and Plasm Nitrocarburizing of Steels
Boriding (Boronizing) of Steels
Thermoreactive Deposition/Diffusion Process for Surface Hardening of Steels
Methods of Measuring Case Depth in Steels

Heat-Treating Equipment
Types of Heat-Treating Furnaces
Salt Bath Heat-Treating Equipment
Fluidized-Bed Heat-Treating Equipment
Heat Treating in Vacuum Furnaces and Auxiliary Equipment
Heat-Resistant Materials for Heat-Treating Furnace Parts, Trays, and Fixtures
Energy-Efficient Heat-Treating Furnace Design and Operation

Process and Quality Control Considerations
Temperature Control in Heat Treating
Furnace Atmospheres for Heat Treating
Furnace Atmosphere Control in Heat Treating
Control of Surface Carbon Content in Heat Treating of Steel
Evaluation of Carbon Control in Processed Parts
Defects and Distortion in Heat-Treated Parts
Statistical Process Control of Heat-Treating Operations
Computerized Properties Prediction and Technology Planning in Heat Treatment of Steels
Furnace Safety in Heat Treating

Heat Treating of Cast Irons
Introduction to Heat Treating of Cast Irons
Heat Treating of Gray Irons
Heat Treating of Ductile Irons
Heat Treating of Malleable Irons
Heat Treating of High-Alloy Irons

Heat Treating of Tool Steels
Introduction to Heat Treating of Tool Steels
Processes and Furnace Equipment for Heat Treating of Tool Steels
Heat Treating of Specific Classes of Tool Steels
Control of Distortion in Tool Steels

Heat Treating of Stainless Steels and Heat-Resistant Alloys
Heat Treating of Stainless Steels
Heat Treating of Superalloys
Heat Treating of Refractory Metals and Alloys

Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys
Principles of Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys
Heat Treating of Aluminum Alloys
Heat Treating of Copper Alloys
Heat Treating of Magnesium Alloys
Heat Treating of Nickel and Nickel Alloys
Heat Treating of Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Heat Treating of Tin-Rich Alloys
Heat Treating of Lead and Lead Alloys
Heat Treating of Uranium and Uranium Alloys
Annealing of Precious Metals