Irons and Steels
Explore ASM resources on ferrous metals and alloys
Advanced High-Strength Steels: Science, Technology and Applications (Second Edition)
The second edition of Advanced High-Strength Steels: Science, Technology, and Applications (AHSS) expands upon the foundational knowledge presented in the first edition, including the examination of the types, microstructures, thermal processing, deformation mechanisms, properties, performance, and applications of AHSS.
Print Edition: $160 ASM Members | $200 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $62 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members
ASM Handbook® Volume 1: Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High-Performance Alloys
Volume 1 addresses the selection and application of ferrous metals and alloys, including cast irons, carbon and low-alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, and nickel and cobalt-base superalloys. As the lead volume in the Handbook series, it lays the groundwork for understanding the hierarchical nature of metals and how to leverage the underlying process, structure, property, and performance relationships that define them.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members
ASM Handbook®Volume 1A: Cast Iron Science and Technology
Volume 1A provides practical information on the science and engineering of cast iron from its earliest uses to the latest advances in thin-wall and heavy-section ductile iron castings. The volume opens with a brief history, followed by a thorough review of the metallurgy of cast irons and the thermodynamic forces that drive microstructure evolution and volumetric changes associated with solidification and solid-state transformation.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members
ASM Specialty Handbook® Cast Irons
Basic information on metallurgy, solidification characteristics, and properties, as well as extensive reviews on the low-alloy gray, ductile, compacted graphite, and malleable irons.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
ASM Specialty Handbook® Carbon and Alloy Steels
Carbon and alloy steels are the workhorse of structural materials in modern engineering because of their very reasonable costs coupled with their many and varied properties that allow their use in such a large array of applications.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
ASM Specialty Handbook® Stainless Steels
The best single-volume reference on the metallurgy, selection, processing, performance, and evaluation of stainless steels, incorporating essential information culled from across the ASM Handbook series. Includes additional data and reference information carefully selected and adapted from other authoritative ASM sources.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
ASM Specialty Handbook® Steels, 2-Volume Set
Includes both the Stainless Steels and the Carbon and Alloy Steels Specialty Handbooks and save! 2-Volume Set. Your single resource for stainless information.
Print Edition: $510 ASM Members | $680 Non-Members
Engineering Properties of Steel
Extensive data on properties of more than 425 steels are presented in a ready-reference format that makes information easy to find. Provides reliable factual data on chemical composition, mechanical properties, physical properties, fabrication characteristics, machining data and typical uses of steels. The steels are also cross-referenced to U.S.
Print Edition: $130 ASM Members | $175 Non-Members
Handbook of Residual Stress and Deformation of Steel
Distortion, cracking, and residual stresses are among the most important concerns for heat treaters, manufacturing engineers, and design engineers. This work includes practical information and data to help minimize and control the effects of residual stresses and distortion.
Print Edition: $140 ASM Members | $185 Non-Members
Iron and Steel Castings Engineering Guide
This engineering guide, an accompanying guide to Aluminum Castings Engineering Guide (ASM International, 2018), explains the interactions of product design (for function and manufacturability), materials engineering (for the best choice of alloy and microstructure), and process engineering practices (to achieve the properties and integrity of a component at the most comprehensive cost).
Print Edition: $165 ASM Members | $220 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $62.02 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members
Stahlschlüssel (Key To Steel) 2025 Edition
The updated Key to Steel (Stahlschlüssel/Stahlschluessel) cross-reference book helps to decode/decipher steel designations and find equivalent materials worldwide. The 2025 edition is updated and expanded in many areas, including more than 75,000 standards and steel-brands of approximately 300 steelmakers and suppliers. The presentation is trilingual: English, French, and German.
Print Edition: $288 ASM Members | $320 Non-Members
Stainless Steels for Design Engineers
This book gives engineers and designers a valuable guide on stainless steels and how to use them.Easy to read, this helpful technical guide is for anyone who designs or builds with stainless steels.
Print Edition: $155 ASM Members | $205 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $40.04 ASM Members | $51 Non-Members
Steel Castings Handbook, Sixth Edition
This edition has a particular emphasis on the ability of castings to meet customer requirements, this guide tells you what you need to know about physical properties and other pertinent information in the design and use of steel castings.
Print Edition: $190 ASM Members | $255 Non-Members
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Digital Library Subscription: $58 ASM Members | $75 Non-Members
Steel Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
This book explains the metallurgy of steel and its heat treatment for non-metallurgists, starting with the basics and then gradually introducing more complex concepts involved in heat treatment of most types of steel.
Print Edition: $100 ASM Members | $135 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $26 ASM Members | $35 Non-Members
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, Second Edition
In the second edition of this best-selling book, new information and references are integrated into chapters. Emphasis remains on processing, alloying, microstructure, deformation, fracture and properties of major steel types ranging from low-carbon sheet steels, pearlitic rail and wire steels, to quench and tempered medium- and high-carbon martensitic steels.
Print Edition: $200 ASM Members | $265 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $62.02 ASM Members | $71 Non-Members
Tool Steels, Fifth Edition
Tool Steels, Fifth Edition provides tutorial explanations along with engineering data on the production, selection, and use of tool steels and related materials. Each chapter presents information and data on composition, microstructure, processing, properties, and performance.
Print Edition: $175 ASM Members | $230 Non-Members
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Digital Library Subscription: $62.02 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members