Heat-Treatment of Steel: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Hardening, Tempering, Annealing and Casehardening of Various Kinds of Steel

This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the hardening, tempering, annealing, and case-hardening of various kinds of steel, including high-speed, high-carbon, alloy, and low carbon steels.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the hardening, tempering, annealing, and case-hardening of various kinds of steel, including high-speed, high-carbon, alloy, and low carbon steels.

Heat-Treatment of Steel is highly recommended for modern metal work enthusiasts and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature.

Hardening Carbon Steels

Heating the Steel for Hardening

Quenching and Tempering

Heat-Treatment of High-Speed Steel

Heat-Treatment of Alloy Steels

Heat-Treatment of Steel by the Electric Furnace

Metallic-Salt Bath Electric Furnace

Miscellaneous types of Electric Furnaces

Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work.

Chapter I: Hardening Carbon Steels

Chapter II: Heating the Steel for Hardening

Chapter III: Quenching and Tempering

Chapter IV: Heat-Treatment of High-Speed Steel

Chapter V: Heat Treatment of Alloy Steels

Chapter VI: Heat-Treatment of Steel by the Electric Furnace

Chapter VII: Metallic-Salt Bath Electric Furnace

Chapter VII: Metallic-Salt Bath Electric Furnace

Chapter VIII: Miscellaneous Types of Electric Furnaces

Chapter IX: Miscellaneous Hardeing Methods

Chapter X: Casehardening

Chapter XI: New Casehardening Methods

Chapter XII: Heat-Treatment of Gears for Machine Tools

Chapter XIII: Testing the Hardness of Metals