ASM Handbook, Volume 9: Metallography

This handbook is recommended for anyone who specifies, performs, monitors, evaluates, or uses metallurgical analysis for production QC, research, or educational training. Important updates reflecting the substantial changes in automation, equipment, consumable products and preparation methodology, as well as new metals, alloys and manufacturing technologies that have emerged since 1985.

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Expanded and new coverage includes:

• New articles on field metallography, digital imaging, and quantitative image analysis, quantitative metallography, and color metallography
• All-new articles on the metallography and microstructural interpretation of cast irons, carbon and low-alloy steels, aluminum alloys, precious-metal alloys, titanium alloys, ceramics, and thermal spray coatings
• Substantially revised articles on metallography and microstructural interpretation of tool steels, stainless steels, copper alloys, powder metallurgy alloys, and cemented carbides
• Hundreds of new micrographs throughout the volume
• More integrated in-text citation of micrograph images with respect to discussions on preparation techniques and alloy metallurgy
  Updated coverage on specimen-preparation techniques for both manual methods and semi-automatic machines
• Practical coverage on sectioning and specimen extraction
• New and revised articles on structures from solidification and solid-state transformations
• Laboratory safety guide