This edition of the "Machinery's Reference Series" deals with iron and
steel, exploring how they are smelted, refined, and used in various
mechanical processes of the iron and steel industry. It also contains
chapters on the physical and chemical characteristics of these metals,
and which tools they are best used to make based on this. Erik Oberg's
"Iron and Steel" is perfect for novices or apprentices, and would make a
handy reference guide for more experienced metalworkers. Contents
include: "Principles of Iron and Steel Manufacture", "Steel Castings",
"Open-hearth Furnaces", "Tests on Steel Castings", "Steel Hardened
Metals", "Development and Use of High-speed Steel", "Hardening Steel, by
E. R. Markham", "Case-Hardening", "The Brinell Method of Testing the
Hardness of Metals", "Uses of Steel Castings", "Reliability of Steel
Castings", "Manganese Steel", "Nickel Steel", "Tungsten Steel",
"Molybdenum", etc. This book contains simple explanations and
step-by-step instructions for any processes dealt with, making it ideal
for novices or apprentices, as well as a handy reference guide for more
experienced metalworkers using steel or iron. Many vintage books such as
this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that
we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern,
high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new
introduction on metalwork.