This reference presents the classical perspectives that form the basis of heat treatment processes and describes the latest advances to impact this enduring technology. The second edition of the bestselling Steel Heat Treatment Handbook now offers abundantly updated and extended coverage in two self-contained volumes: Metallurgy and Technologies and Equipment and Process Design. New topics include treatments for tool steels, stainless steels, powder metallurgy components and discussions of vacuum processes, steel transformation mechanisms, nomenclature and classifications, and distortion of heat-treated components. This well-rounded resource is useful for advanced students and practitioners in metallurgy, process design, heat treatment, and mechanical and materials engineering.

STEEL HEAT TREATMENT HANDBOOK: Equipment and Process Design. EQUIPMENT. Heat Treatment Equipment. Design of Steel-Intensive Quench Processes; N.I. Kobasko. Vacuum Heat Processing. Induction Heat Treatment: Basic Principles, Computation, Coil Construction, and Design Considerations. Induction Heat Treatment: Modern Power Supplies, Load Matching, Process Control, and Monitoring. Laser Surface Hardening. TESTING. Metallurgical Property Testing. Mechanical Property Testing Methods. Index. STEEL HEAT TREATMENT HANDBOOK: Metallurgy and Technologies. Steel Nomenclature. Classification and Mechanisms of Steel Transformation. Fundamental Concepts in Steel Heat Treatment. Effects of Alloying Elements on the Heat Treatment of Steel. Hardenability. Steel Heat Treatment. Heat Treatment with Gaseous Atmospheres. Nitriding Techniques, Ferritic Nitrocarburizing, Austenitic Nitrocarburizing Techniques and Methods. Quenching and Quenching Technology. Distortion of Heat-Treated Components. Tool Steels. Stainless Steel Heat Treatment. Heat Treatment of Powder Metallurgy Steel Components. APPENDICES.