ASM Handbook Volume 4B: Steel Heat Treating Technologies 4B

Volume 4B expands coverage on equipment, control, troubleshooting, and problems associated with steel heat treating. New articles extensively address distortion and the prevention of cracking, including the modeling and simulation of distortion. Furnace equipment and controls are described in detail, along with quenching systems and characterization of quenchants for reliable and effective hardening. General process and procedure factors also are introduced, including temperature uniformity of furnaces, calculation of heat treating costs, decarburization, and more. This handy index eliminates the need to search through multiple back-of-the-book indexes to find where a subject is addressed. The comprehensive A-to-Z listing will help users find important handbook content in volumes where they may not have thought to look. This volume is a composite of all of the indexes in the complete 26-volume series, from Volume 1 through 22B. Provides state-of-the-art reference information for product and production engineers. Coverage addresses all methods of sheet metal fabrication technologies, selection of equipment and die materials, specification of forming practices for specific alloys, and new techniques for process design and control. 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