Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 8th in SI Units by Pearson

Chapter 5

Ferrous Metals and Alloys: Production, General Properties, and Applications

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Production of Iron and Steel

5.3 Casting of Ingots

5.4 Continuous Casting

5.5 Carbon and Alloy Steels

5.6 Stainless Steels

5.7 Tool and Die Steels

Case Studies:

5.1 Advanced High-strength Steels in Automobiles

5.2 Stainless Steels in Automobiles

 

• Ferrous metals and alloys are the most widely used structural materials, generally because of their properties and performance, ease of manufacturing, and low cost.
• The chapter opens with a brief outline of iron and steel production from ore, including descriptions of furnaces and foundry operations.
• The casting of ingots is described, followed by continuous casting operations that are now into ...