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Looking for easy to understand Metal source

Looking for easy to understand Metal source

Looking for easy to understand Metal source

(OP)
Hi Friends,

I have Mechanical Engineering background and have basic knowledge of Metallurgy, only up to academic level which I learnt a long time ago. I am working for a company (it is relatively a new job in this new field for me) dealing with parts made from ferrous and non-ferrous metals. I am looking for some basic source/s of metals where I can find information for beginners. To give you an example, if you search for AISI 303 at www.matweb.com, you will get many 303s with different properties. This confuses me a lot!! Could anyone please help me?

Thanks.

RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

You may want to consider purchasing volumes one and two (Properties and selection: ferrous and Non-ferrous metals) from the Metals Handbook from ASM. Join ASM and get a discount.

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RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

ASM run a course called "Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist" check on their web site www.asm-intl.org.

RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

Carburize,
You beat me to the punch in suggesting that book. As a result of people using this book the use of our group's ASM Matals Handbooks increased.  All are excellant books.
One of the reults of this book was several years ago a new ChMe got interested in metals after I gave her a copy and left the company to persue a degree in Materials and Metallurgy.  She just informed me that she had completed her PHD work and had accepted a job.  Outstanding pay.

unp1 don't be discouraged, the ammount of information available confuses us all at times. You can rearrange the last 5 words any way you like and still correct.  

RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

(OP)
Hi Friends,

Thanks for all your comments! Aslo, amazing story by unclesyd!!

Now I am looking for buying one good book and I have two options,
1 - Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
or
2 - ASM Metals Handbook Desk Edition, 2nd Edition

Which one shall I buy first out of these two books?

Thanks.

RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

My vote (somewhat obviously) would be for #1

RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

unp1;
Based on reading your post, I would buy book #1 first and expense (have your company purchase) the ASM Metals Handbook Desk Edition (if you have limited cash). Get the fundamentals under your belt and use the handbook as supporting reference material for your daily work.

RE: Looking for easy to understand Metal source

unp1,

Go to the ASM International Internet site at:

http://www.asminternational.org

and click Bookstore.  Search for the two volumes and read the summaries to make your decision.

As an initial consideration, Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist has 284 pages and costs US$156 for nonmembers.  Metals Handbook Desk Edition has 1521 pages and costs US$225 for nonmembers.

Regards,

Cory

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