heat treating book

[boilermaker]

g'day, can anybody recomend a good book on heat treating? cheers:thumbup:

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

"HeatTreaters Guide - Practices and procedures for Irons and Steels", by the ASM
Stacy

 

[Burton Harruff]

"HeatTreaters Guide - Practices and procedures for Irons and Steels", by the ASM
Stacy

I was just over at a guys house who had this book and it is a great book. It went into depth on every steel. I am going to get one asap.

 

[Chris Meyer]

Dr. Verhoeven's book on heat treating is available from Amazon and such, or you can still download the older free .pdf copy here.

 

[Burton Harruff]

Thanks for that link!

 

[Kevin R. Cashen]

I have the books mentioned so far, they are great for the coffee table but full of technical stuff not applicable to knifemaking. A subscription to "Blade" or "Knives Illustrated" would be the best bet to learn how to heat treat the best knives today and I am surprised that nobody included this link yet:

http://www.krausebooks.com/product/719/firearms_knives

 

[Fox]

i Have The Books Mentioned So Far, They Are Great For The Coffee Table But Full Of Technical Stuff Not Applicable To Knifemaking. A Subscription To "blade" Or "knives Illustrated" Would Be The Best Bet To Learn How To Heat Treat The Best Knives Today And I Am Surprised That Nobody Included This Link Yet:

http://www.krausebooks.com/product/719/firearms_knives

I sense much sarcasm in this post. . .

 

[Dan Pierson]

Also, "Tool Steel Simplified" which Kevin has recommended before. This doesn't contain sets of times and temperatures but it does go into detail on all the different methods of heat treating and the whys and why nots of them.

 

[Guy Thomas]

My favorites (classics in the field):

"Principles of Heat Treatment" - M. A. Grossman

"Alloying Elements in Steel" - Edgar C. Bain

 

[hardheart]

"Alloying Elements in Steel" - Edgar C. Bain

http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phase-trans/2004/Bain.Alloying/ecbain.html

 

[fitzo]

http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phase-trans/2004/Bain.Alloying/ecbain.html

Dang, ain't the internet wunnerful? I paid $120 some years back to have that book hand copied from a library original by a service in NY.

 

[Kryoclasm]

Wow, there is a ton of info in those books. I like the Verhoeven book best. 201 pages of info that will take me a few weeks to digest.

 

[DAMNENG]

Wow, there is a ton of info in those books. I like the Verhoeven book best. 201 pages of info that will take me a few weeks to digest.

If you can read a 200 page book on heat treating and digest it in a couple of weeks, I bow to your intellect. It would probably take me two weeks just to read through it the first time.

Jim Arbuckle
ABS JS


PS just yanking your chain!

 

[legato1]

I use this one, its not as detailed as far as procedure, but it has alot of information needed to heat treat, and its free.
http://www.secowarwick.com/htdb/htdb.htm

 

[boilermaker]

thanks everyone for the links and replies. Cheers:thumbup: