ASM Handbook - Heat Treating [4, 10 ed.] 0871703793, 9780871703798

Table of contents :
Publication Information and Contributors......Page 2
Principles of Heat Treating of Steels......Page 14
Quantitative Prediction of Transformation Hardening in Steels......Page 50
Stress-Relief Heat Treating of Steel......Page 81
Normalizing of Steel......Page 85
Annealing of Steel......Page 102
Continuous Annealing of Steel......Page 135
Quenching of Steel......Page 160
Tempering of Steel......Page 291
Martempering of Steel......Page 324
Austempering of Steel......Page 367
Induction Heat Treating of Steel......Page 413
Cold Treating and Cryogenic Treatment of Steel......Page 487
Heat Treating of Ultrahigh-Strength Steels......Page 495
Heat Treating of Maraging Steels......Page 528
Heat Treating of Powder Metallurgy Steels......Page 548
Thermomechanical Processing of Steels......Page 566
Introduction to Surface Hardening of Steels......Page 607
Flame Hardening of Steels......Page 625
Laser Surface Hardening......Page 665
Electron Beam Surface Hardening of Steels......Page 690
Gas Carburizing of Steels......Page 721
Pack Carburizing of Steels......Page 749
Liquid Carburizing and Cyaniding of Steels......Page 755
Vacuum Carburizing of Steels......Page 795
Plasma (Ion) Carburizing of Steels......Page 803
Microstructures and Properties of Carburized Steels......Page 827
Carbonitriding of Steels......Page 855
Gas Nitriding of Steels......Page 880
Liquid Nitriding of Steels......Page 923
Plasma (Ion) Nitriding of Steels......Page 944
Gaseous and Plasma Nitrocarburizing of Steels......Page 954
Boriding (Boronizing) of Steels......Page 978
Thermoreactive Deposition/Diffusion Process for Surface Hardening of Steels......Page 1000
Methods of Measuring Case Depth in Steels......Page 1014
Types of Heat-Treating Furnaces......Page 1030
Salt Bath Heat-Treating Equipment......Page 1047
Fluidized-Bed Heat-Treating Equipment......Page 1064
Heat Treating in Vacuum Furnaces and Auxiliary Equipment......Page 1081
Heat-Resistant Materials for Heat-Treating Furnace Parts, Trays, and Fixtures......Page 1125
Energy-Efficient Heat-Treating Furnace Design and Operation
......Page 1147
Temperature Control in Heat Treating......Page 1162
Furnace Atmospheres for Heat Treating......Page 1192
Furnace Atmosphere Control in Heat Treating......Page 1251
Control of Surface Carbon Content in Heat Treating of Steel......Page 1259
Evaluation of Carbon Control in Processed Parts......Page 1289
Defects and Distortion in Heat-Treated Parts......Page 1320
Statistical Process Control of Heat-Treating Operations......Page 1359
Computerized Properties Prediction and Technology Planning in Heat Treatment of Steels......Page 1399
Furnace Safety in Heat Treating......Page 1438
Introduction to Heat Treating of Cast Irons......Page 1450
Heat Treating of Gray Irons......Page 1455
Heat Treating of Malleable Irons......Page 1485
Heat Treating of High-Alloy Irons......Page 1512
Introduction to Heat Treating of Tool Steels......Page 1544
Processes and Furnace Equipment for Heat Treating of Tool Steels......Page 1589
Heat Treating of Specific Classes of Tool Steels......Page 1608
Control of Distortion in Tool Steels......Page 1668
Heat Treating of Stainless Steels......Page 1682
Heat Treating of Superalloys......Page 1757
Heat Treating of Refractory Metals and Alloys......Page 1814
Principles of Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys......Page 1826
Heat Treating of Aluminum Alloys......Page 1861
Heat Treating of Copper Alloys......Page 1960
Heat Treating of Magnesium Alloys......Page 2010
Heat Treating of Nickel and Nickel Alloys......Page 2032
Heat Treating of Titanium and Titanium Alloys......Page 2043
Heat Treating of Tin-Rich Alloys......Page 2071
Heat Treating of Lead and Lead Alloys......Page 2073
Heat Treating of Uranium and Uranium Alloys......Page 2078
Annealing of Precious Metals......Page 2102
Temper Colors for Steels......Page 2125
Austenitizing Temperatures for Steels......Page 2126
Glossary of Terms......Page 2134
Abbreviations, Symbols, and Tradenames......Page 2158