Knife Engineering


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An in-depth exploration of the effects of different steels, heat treatments, and edge geometries on knife performance. This book provides ratings for toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance for all of the popular knife steels. Micrographs of over 50 steels. Specific recommended heat treatments for each steel. And answers to questions like: 1) Does a thinner or thicker edge last longer? 2) What heat treatment leads to the best performance? 3) Are there performance benefits to forging blades? 4) Should I use stainless or carbon steel? All of these questions and more are answered by a metallurgist who grew up around the knife industry.




Hardening and Tempering


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This vintage book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of the hardening and tempering in blacksmithing, taking the reader through the processes in a factory setting. First published in 1909, these articles contain a wealth of timeless information regarding the subject's history. They detail industrial hardening plants, information on chemicals used for heating and hardening, and guides for industrial tool work. Articles featured in this book include: - Hardening Steel – by E. R. Markham - Forging, Hardening and Annealing High-Speed Steel – by W. J. Todd - Local Hardening and Tempering – by William A. Painter A concise volume not to be missed by the modern blacksmithing enthusiasts and is reprinted here by Read & Co. Books with a new, specially commissioned introduction on blacksmithing.







Forging


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Practical Heat Treating


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What is heat treatment? This book describes heat treating technology in clear, concise, and nontheoretical language. It is an excellent introduction and guide for design and manufacturing engineers, technicians, students, and others who need to understand why heat treatment is specified and how different processes are used to obtain desired properties. The new Second Edition has been extensively updated and revised by Jon. L. Dossett, who has more than forty years of experience in theat treating operations and management. The update adds important information about new processes and process control techniques that have been developed or refined in recent years. Helpfull appendices have been added on decarburization of steels, boost/diffues cycles for carburizing, and process verification.




Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, Second Edition


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George Krauss, University Emeritus Professor, Colorado School of Mines and author of the best-selling ASM book Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, discusses some of the important additions and updates to the new second edition.