Stainless Steels: An Introduction and Their Recent Developments explains issues related to surface treatment, grain refinement, coloration, defect detection and powder metallurgy of stainless steels in detail with reference to new research findings. It also includes detailed descriptions of various classes of stainless steels (ferritic, austenitic, martensitic, duplex, precipitation-hardening) and introduces readers to new generations of stainless steels such as high-N(Mn), low/no-Ni grades. This e-book is a useful reference for metallurgists and materials scientists who wish to update their knowledge about progress in stainless steels over the last couple of decades.
Table of Contents
Foreword iPreface ii
CHAPTERS
1. A General Introduction to Stainless Steels 3
2. Ferritic Stainless Steels 8
3. Austenitic Stainless Steels 23
4. Martensitic Stainless Steels 41
5. Duplex Stainless Steels 52
6. Precipitation-Hardening Stainless Steels 64
7. High-Nitrogen Stainless Steels 72
8. The Various Precipitate Phases in Stainless Steels 90
9. Problems in Stainless Steels: Recent Advances and Discoveries 111
10. Novel and New Applications of Stainless Steels 133
11. Improvement of Bulk and Surface Properties of Stainless Steels 139
12. Coloration of Stainless Steels 151
13. Powder Metallurgy of Stainless Steels 156
Index 167
