Introduction to Ferrous Metallurgy - Vol I: 1 Book

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Mineral Industries Series FERROUS METALLURGY Volume I INTRODUCTION TO FERROUS METALLURGY The quality of the materials used in the manufacture of this book is governed by continued postwar shortages THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Mineral Industries Series Van Winkle MANUFACTURE OF AVIATION GASOLINE Teichert FERROUS METALLURGY, 3 VOLUMES VOL. I. INTRODUCTION TO FERROUS METALT LURGY VoL. II. THE MANUFACTURE AND FABRI CATION OF STEEL VOL. III. METALLOGRAPHY AND HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL MINERAL INDUSTRIES SERIES Introduction to Ferrous Metallurgy FERROUS METALLURGY VOLUME I ERNEST J. TEICHERT Supervisor of Metallurgy Extension, The Pennsylvania State College Currently Metallurgist, E. G. Budd Mfg. Co. SECOND EDITION SECOND IMPRESSION McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK AND LONDON 1944 INTRODUCTION TO FERROUS METALLURGY COPYRIGHT, 1937, 1938, 1944, BY THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATER OF AMERICA All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof , may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publishers. FOREWORD Every person is imbued with a desire to live comfortably. , To accomplish this desire, some are willing to work and some . are content to let Nature take its course. For the former, there lies ahead a path of opportunity for advancement and, through this advancement, the attainment of those things most desk-fid in every life. The United States with its vast mineral industries offers a wide field for study. The mining of iron ore and fuels, and the process ing of iron and steel are two major industries of the nation. The results of research and the exacting demands of the purchas ing public necessitate constant change and improvement in iron founding and steel mill practice. This change necessitates a better informed operating force, one that embraces every oppor tunity to increase its efficiency and knowledge to meet the chang ing conditions in industry. The best possible method of improve ment is through study. This is the first book of a three-book series prepared by E. J. Teichert, supervisor of Metallurgy Extension of The Pennsylvania State College, to provide a three-year course of training for persons interested in the iron and steel industry. It covers those fundamentals essential to an understanding of the work to follow and includes the primary processing of iron ore in the blast furnace and the manufacture of cast iron, wrought iron, and crucible steel. Every known care has been exercised to present the subject matter as clearly and concisely as possible. The extent of the work, however, prevents a treatment of all subject matter in minute detail. The student is expected to read the many references given for a more detailed description of the processes covered. In an effort to embody in the text the latest and best informa tion available on operating practice, it was necessary to secure that information where such practice existed. Grateful acknowl edgment is hereby extended to the following for their helpful assistance and cooperation in furnishing material included in the vi FOREWORD text The Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, The Philadelphia Drying and Machinery Company, The Wellman Engineering Company, The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, The Koppers Construction Company, The Harbison-Walker Refrac tories Company, Leeds and Northrup Company, William A. Haven of Arthur G. McKee and Company, The Detroit Electric Furnace Company, A. M. Byers Company, and National Malleable and Steel Castings Company. Acknowledgment has been extended in the text for all material excerpted from current literature. H. B. NORTHHUP, Director, Mineral Industries Extension. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE, December, 1943. CONTENTS PAGE FOREWORD v INTRODUCTION ix CHAPTER I...Read More