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Metallurgical Design of Flat Rolled Steels (2005)
by Vladimir B. Ginzburg
ISBN 0-8247-5847-1. Marcel Dekker, New York. 2005. Hardcover. 726 pages. $179.95.
Technical Scope
The author has compiled a comprehensive resource of information covering all aspects of metallurgical engineering in the flat rolling of steel. This book presents a complete and up to date overview of the metallurgical processes involved in steel production and how these processes can successfully be modeled. The manufacturing processes incurred during steelmaking, hot and cold rolling, cooling, heat treatment, and annealing are all thoroughly discussed. However, readers of the author's previous publications will recognize a significant amount of information in those earlier works repeated in the early chapters of this book.
Various analytic model algorithms are presented with developed equations for predicting changes in steel due to thermal, deformation, and rolling processes. The author tries to simplify these algorithms by incorporating only the most relevant parameters in the calculations. Microstructure evolution of steel during rolling, including grain growth, recrystallization, precipitation of micro-alloys, and decomposition of austenite is thoroughly explained, and the work of many material science researchers is compiled and compared.
The reader is challenged with the possibilities of applying this information in optimizing steel-rolling processes to design the desired mechanical properties of steel products now and into the future.
Points of Special Interest
Although the author presents the encouraging possibilities in the design and optimization of steel metallurgical processes, he also reveals the difficulties and challenges in developing and applying microstructure models. Even with the wealth of research that has been performed in steel metallurgy, the author demonstrates the significant differences in the experimental results determined by various researchers in describing some of the same physical phenomena.
General Quality and Style
The book is formatted in an attractive modern style with bold text for key words to help relocate specific information. Much of the information is adequately presented in the form of diagrams, charts, tables, and equations that will be useful for continued reference. The fact that the author chose to provide some equations in Imperial units of measure and other equations in the International System of Units presents some confusion, especially when the Imperial unit equations contain unit conversion constants that are not easily recognized.
Recommended Audience
This book will be valuable for two groups of readers: those who simply want to expand their understanding of the metallurgy of steel in flat rolling and those who want to apply both the information and the supplied equations to help develop their own metallurgical calculations and process models to predict the material properties of rolled steel.
The reader is given a complete, methodical walkthrough of all aspects of steel metallurgy in production and processing. Therefore, depending on the reader's metallurgical background, each person will be able to find an appropriate point to jump in and learn more about this subject.
For university and industry researchers, this book is a valuable compilation of much of the research and equations that have been developed in recent years in the field of metallurgical engineering of steel. Industry specialists responsible for product quality will find the book an essential addition to their libraries.
Comparisons to Other Books
This book is unique in that it may be the most comprehensive compilation of material in the field of steel metallurgy. Books on metallurgy are often written by university researchers. However, this author presents much of the information from his own practical experience of working many years in the steel industry.
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