What is heat treatment? This book describes heat treating technology in clear, concise, and nontheoretical language. It is an excellent introduction and guide for design and manufacturing engineers, technicians, students, and others who need to understand why heat treatment is specified and how different processes are used to obtain desired properties.
The new Second Edition has been extensively updated and revised by Jon L. Dossett, who has more than forty years of experience in heat treating operations and management. The update adds important information about new processes and process control techniques that have been developed or refined in recent years. Helpful appendices have been added on decarburization of steels, boost/diffuse cycles for carburizing, and process verification.
Preface
Chapter 1 : What is Heat Treating? Importance and Classifications
Chapter 2 : Fundamentals of the Heat Treating of Steel
Chapter 3 : Hardness and Hardenability
Chapter 4 : Furnaces and Related Equipment for Heat Treating
Chapter 5 : Instrumentation and Control of Heat Treating Processes
Chapter 6 : Heat Treating of Carbon Steels
Chapter 7 : Heat Treating of Alloy Steel
Chapter 8 : Case Hardening of Steel
Chapter 9 : Flame and Induction Hardening
Chapter 10 : Heat Treating of Stainless Steels
Chapter 11 : Heat Treating of Tool Steels
Chapter 12 : Heat Treating of Cast Irons
Chapter 13 : Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys
Chapter 14 : Assuring the Quality of Heat Treated Product
Appendix A : Glossary of Heat Treating Terms
Appendix B : Decarburization of Steels
Appendix C : Boost/Diffuse Cycle for Carburizing
Appendix D : Use of Test Coupons for Process Verification
Index
