TTT diagrams/various alloys

[Guy Thomas]

What book do I need to look for that has the heat treating specs and TTT diagrams for individual alloys like the 10XX series, L6, O1, 5160, etc.? I'd like to look for it at the University library or maybe even find a used copy to buy. The book's title would help immensely.

 

[mete]

Atlas of Continuous Cooling Transformation Diagrams for Engineering Steels by Atkins . That's one source, available on Amazon. It might be easier to just get copies of of the ones you need for knives . Tool Steels by Roberts has the ones for tool steels.

 

[Kevin R. Cashen]

ASM "Heat treaters Guide" also has info on most alloys and plenty of TTT curves. By far the best source is the manufaturer of the steel you plan to use, anything else is a fairly generic generalization.