| | The book has been prepared following a long tradition of providing up-to-date and complete information relating to the latest technology and current practices used in the making and processing of steel. Starting from Fe ores, the entire steel production is covered. The subtopics are as follows: steelmaking-evolution, refractories, coking, fuel economy, fluxing, slagging, addition agents, lubrication, physical chemistry, smelting, and oxygen, open-hearth, and electric-furnace steelmaking; casting-secondary refining, ladle metallurgy, ingot casting, and continuous casting; working-plastic working, rolling, and hot working; production-plates, joint bars, structural shapes, wheels, railroad axles, wire, and tubular goods; coating; heat treatment; mechanical testing; and nondestructive testing. Numerous ref.-AA |
