The Euro Inox Handbook of Stainless Steel

Cunat, Pierre-Jean

Comprehensive handbook for technical and scientific use:

1. Historical Background, Fundamental Properties and Application of Stainless Steels
- Discovery
- Selection criteria
- Major areas of use

2. Structure of Stainless Steels
- The iron-chromium system
- The iron-chromium-nickel system
- Martensitic stainless steels
- Ferritic stainless steels
- Austenitic stainless steels
- Duplex Austenitic-ferritic stainless steels
- Precipitation hardening stainless steels

3. Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels
- Passivity of Stainless Steels
- Electrochemical evidence
- Uniform corrosion resistance
- Localised corrosion resistance
- Crevice corrosion resistance
- Resistance to special types of localised corrosion
- High-temperature corrosion resistance
- Corrosion tests

4. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steel
- Martensitic stainless steels
- Ferritic stainless steels
- Austenitic stainless steels
- Duplex austenic-ferritic stainless steels
- Precipitation hardening stainless steels

5. Working with Stainless Steels
- Cutting, thermal cutting
- Machining
- Cold forming
- Hot forming
- Joining
- Welding
- Brazing, soldering
- Adhesive bonding
- Mechanical bonding
- Heat treatment
- Finishing treatments

6. Stainless steel manufacturing process
- Manufacturing
- Melting and Refining
- Ingot and continuous castings
- Hot processing
- Cold processing
- Hot and cold roll bendings, explosive bonding, and cladding
- Mold casting

Paperback, 84 pages
Available in English, Spanish, German
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