ASM Handbook - Metallography And Microstructures vol 9. partA

Volume 9 is an indispensable reference for anyone who specifies, performs, monitors, evaluates, or uses metallurgical analyses for production quality control, research, or educational training. This edition provides important updates and new information reflecting the substantial changes in automation, equipment, consumable products and preparation methodology, as well as new metals, alloys and manufacturing technologies that have emerged since 1985. Expanded coverage of color metallography is provided, including more than 70 pages in full color. Volume 9, Metallography and Microstructures......Page 1 Publication Information and Contributors......Page 2 Metallography: An Introduction......Page 10 Introduction to Structures in Metals......Page 51 Crystal Structure*......Page 68 Physical Metallurgy Concepts in Interpretation of Microstructures......Page 98 Fundamentals of Solidification......Page 151 Solidification Structures of Pure Metals......Page 209 Solidification Structures of Steels and Cast Irons......Page 222 Solidification Structures of Aluminum Alloys......Page 249 Solidification Structures of Titanium Alloys......Page 281 Computer Modeling of Solidification Microstructures......Page 317 Introduction to Transformation Structures......Page 329 Structures by Precipitation from Solid Solution......Page 333 Spinodal Transformation Structures......Page 349 Ordered Structures......Page 359 Massive Transformation Structures......Page 369 Invariant Transformation Structures......Page 380 Martensitic Structures......Page 421 Bainitic Structures......Page 461 Interdiffusion Structures......Page 484 Plastic Deformation Structures......Page 499 Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain-Growth Structures......Page 536 Textured Structures......Page 557 Metallographic Sectioning and Specimen Extraction......Page 589 Mounting of Specimens......Page 616 Mechanical Grinding and Polishing......Page 651 Chemical and Electrolytic Polishing......Page 693 Contrast Enhancement and Etching......Page 725 Light and Electron Microscopy*......Page 809 Light Microscopy......Page 826 Scanning Electron Microscopy......Page 883 Digital Imaging......Page 912 Quantitative Image Analysis......Page 980 Quantitative Characterization and Representation of Global Microstructural Geometry......Page 1044 Three-Dimensional Microscopy......Page 1106 Metallography of Archaeological Alloys......Page 1164 Field Metallography Techniques......Page 1183 Color Metallography......Page 1223 Metallography and Microstructures of Cast Iron......Page 1282 Metallography and Microstructures of Low-Carbon and Coated Steels......Page 1384 Metallography and Microstructures of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels......Page 1436 Metallography and Microstructures of Case-Hardening Steel......Page 1486 Metallographic Techniques for Tool Steels......Page 1526 Metallography and Microstructures of Stainless Steels and Maraging Steels......Page 1582 Austenitic Manganese Steel Castings......Page 1666 Metallographic Techniques for Aluminum and Its Alloys......Page 1688 Metallography and Microstructures of Beryllium, Copper-Beryllium, and Nickel-Beryllium Alloys......Page 1787 Metallography and Microstructures of Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys......Page 1814 Metallography and Microstructures of Copper and Its Alloys......Page 1842 Metallography and Microstructures of Lead and Its Alloys......Page 1883 Metallography and Microstructures of Magnesium and Its Alloys......Page 1943 Metallography and Microstructures of Nickel and Nickel-Copper Alloys......Page 1986 Metallography and Microstructures of Heat-Resistant Alloys......Page 1998 Metallography and Microstructures of Precious Metals and Precious Metal Alloys......Page 2043 Metallography and Microstructures of Refractory Metals and Alloys......Page 2096 Metallography and Microstructures of Tin and Tin Alloys......Page 2128 Metallography and Microstructures of Titanium and Its Alloys......Page 2157 Metallography and Microstructures of Uranium and Its Alloys......Page 2208 Metallography and Microstructures of Zinc and Its Alloys......Page 2254 Metallography and Microstructures of Zirconium, Hafnium, and Their Alloys......Page 2277 Metallography of Biomedical Orthopedic Alloys......Page 2316 Microstructure and Domain Imaging of Magnetic Materials......Page 2341 Metallography and Microstructures of Powder Metallurgy Alloys......Page 2408 Metallography and Microstructures of Semisolid Formed Alloys......Page 2471 Microstructural Characterization of Thermal Spray Coatings......Page 2505 Metallography and Microstructures of Weldments......Page 2527 Preparation and Microstructural Analysis of High-Performance Ceramics......Page 2553 Metallography of Cemented Carbides......Page 2580 Laboratory Safety in Metallography......Page 2608 Grit Sizes and Grain Size Conversions......Page 2628 Tables of Chemicals and Etchants......Page 2629 Glossary of Terms......Page 2678 Abbreviations and Symbols......Page 2729 The 1985 edition is probably tattered with use, so it's time to step up to this new edition; and even if the old handbook still has life in its binding, the new one offers updates and new information reflecting changes in automation, equipment, consumable products, and preparation methodology, as well as new metals, alloys, and manufacturing technologies. New emphasis is placed on the underlying physical metallurgy of alloys, and new articles are included on field metallography, digital imaging, quantitative image analysis and metallography, and color metallography, among other topics. Micrographs are integrated with the text, a change from the atlas arrangement of the previous edition so that the new edition is more in accord with the electronic archive of the ASM Micrograph Center. The focus is on micrographs that will help practitioners prepare and interpret their own. Annotation :2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)