Iron and steel /

A complete coverage of iron and steel including: history, production information, description of various steel and cast iron types and properties, and information on heat treatment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hosford, William F.
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Iron > History. Steel > History. Iron > Metallurgy. Steel > Metallurgy. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Material Science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Iron and Steel; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION; NOMENCLATURE; PHASES; PRODUCTION; 2 EARLY HISTORY OF IRON AND STEEL; NATIVE IRON; WROUGHT IRON; STEEL; 3 MODERN STEEL MAKING; BLAST FURNACE; COKE; BESSEMER STEEL-MAKING PROCESS; OPEN-HEARTH STEEL-MAKING PROCESS; BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE; ELECTRIC ARC PROCESS; FURNACE LININGS AND SLAGS; CASTING; HOT ROLLING; COLD ROLLING; RECYCLING; 4 CONSTITUTION OF CARBON STEELS; MICROSTRUCTURES OF CARBON STEELS; PEARLITE FORMATION; 5 PLASTIC STRENGTH; DISLOCATION DENSITY; STRAIN HARDENING; GRAIN SIZE; SOLUTE EFFECTS