Heat Treatment and Properties of Iron and Steel

Abstract

This monograph is a revision of the previous NBS Monograph 18. Its purpose is to provide an understanding of the heat treatment of iron and steels, principally to those unacquainted with this subject. The basic principles involved in the heat treatment of these materials are presented in simplified form.. General heat treatment procedures are given for annealing, normalizing, hardening, tempering, case hardening, surface hardening, and special treatments such as austempering, ausforming, martempering and cold treatment. Chemical compositions, heat treatments, and some properties and uses are presented for structural steels, tool steels, stainless and heat-resisting steels, precipitation-hardenable stainless steels and nickel-maraging steels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADA361141

Entities

People

  • Glenn W. Geil
  • Samuel J. Rosenberg
  • Thomas G. Digges

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Hardening
  • Chemistry
  • Cold Working
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Crystal Structure
  • Elastic Properties
  • Ferrous Metallurgy
  • Grain Size
  • Hardness
  • Heat Treatment
  • Heating
  • Iron
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Solid Solutions
  • Steel Industry

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Theoretical Analysis.