Heat Treatment of Steel by S.K. Mandal

Mandal’s Heat treatment of Steels follows a unique approach of first classifying different heat treatment processes as per their technological features and then embarks on illustrating the processes further and describing best their practices. This text has been designed for helping to get a better overview and easy understanding of the subject. Style of narration and coverage in this book is one-of-a-kind. The content is designated for easy understanding and to generate interest in the subject. To this purpose, the author has taken great care to connect theory with practice.

Features

• Detailed description of essential aspects of modern heat treatment technology
• Dedicated chapter on ‘Quenching technology’
• Comprehensive coverage of ‘Surface engineering’ with special reference to laser, plasma and ion beam technology
• Simplicity of expression and sequential development of the subject
• Heat treatment of ‘high-alloy steels’ covered in detail including high-speed steels and tools