The Metallic Alloys offers practical guidance for manufacturers and craftspeople, blending clear explanations with tested formulas.
This edition preserves a popular, easy-to-understand approach while expanding its scope to cover a wide range of alloys, amalgams, and solders.
The book emphasizes reliability, drawing on journals and authorities to present processes that have stood up to practice. It guides readers from the basics of alloying to the properties and applications of common and unusual metal combinations, with emphasis on usefulness in the arts and industries.
- Plain-language explanations of alloying concepts and how different elements affect metal behavior
- Step-by-step methods for preparing and combining metals, including practical cautions and tips
- Tables and references that support reference work and quick reference in a shop setting
- Historical context and notes on the development of metallic alloys to deepen understanding
Ideal for professionals and hobbyists in metalwork, foundries, and related trades, as well as students needing a solid, practical grounding in alloys.