ASM handbook Volume 1 Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High Performance Alloys

A comprehensive guide to compositions, properties, performance, and selection of cast irons, carbon and low-alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, and superalloys. Contains 1,328 illustrations (photographs, charts, and graphs). More than 500 tables provide extensive data for alloy designations, compositions, and mechanical and physical properties. v. 1. Properties and selection irons, steels, and high-performance alloys v. 2. Properties and selection nonferrous alloys and special-purpose materials v. 3. Alloy phase diagrams v. 4. Heat treating v. 5. Surface engineering v. 6. Welding, brazing, and soldering v. 7. Powder metal technologies and applications v. 8. Mechanical testing and evaluation v. 11. Failure analysis and prevention v. 13A Corrosion: fundamentals, testing, and protection v. 19. Fatigue and fracture v. 20. Materials selection and design v. 21. Composites. For nearly 70 years the Metals handbook has been one of the most widely read and respected sources of information on the subject of metals. Since the publication of volume 1 of the 9th edition in 1978, there have been significant technological advances in the field of metallurgy. The present volume These volumes cover the properties, processing, and applications of metals and nonmetallic engineering materials. They are designed to provide the authoritative information and data necessary for the appropriate selection of materials to meet critical design and performance criteria