Steel Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist 
 
    Author(s): John D. Verhoeven, Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University 
 
                                    Year: 2007           Pages:  220          Price $ 95
 
 

 
Description 
This book explains the metallurgy of steel and its heat treatment for non-metallurgists. It starts
from simple concepts—beginning at the level of high-school chemistry classes—and building to
more complex concepts involved in heat treatment of most all types of steel as well as cast iron.
It was inspired by the author when working with practicing bladesmiths for more than 15 years.
Most chapters in the book contain a summary at the end. These summaries provide a short review
of the contents of each chapter. This book is THE practical primer on steel metallurgy for those
who heat, forge, or machine steel.
 
Articles 
Control of Grain Size by Heat Treatment and Forging 
Cast Irons 
Stainless Steels for Knifemakers 
Solutions and Phase Diagrams 
Tempering 
The Various Microstructures of Room-Temperature Steel 
Diffusion--A Mechanism for Atom Migration within a Metal 
Solidification 
Stainless Steels 
Hardenability of Steel 
Pure Iron 
Surface Hardening Treatment of Steels 
The Low-Alloy AISI Steels 
Temperature Measurement 
Tool Steels 
Austenitization 
Mechanical Properties 
Steel and the Iron-Carbon Phase Diagram 
Quenching    
 

                                                     
 
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