Table of Contents;
1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION; NOMENCLATURE; PHASES; PRODUCTION;
2 EARLY HISTORY OF IRON AND STEEL; NATIVE IRON; WROUGHT IRON; STEEL;
3 MODERN STEEL MAKING; BLAST FURNACE; COKE; BESSEMER STEEL-MAKING PROCESS; OPEN-HEARTH STEEL-MAKING PROCESS; BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE; ELECTRIC ARC PROCESS; FURNACE LININGS AND SLAGS; CASTING; HOT ROLLING; COLD ROLLING; RECYCLING;
4 CONSTITUTION OF CARBON STEELS; MICROSTRUCTURES OF CARBON STEELS; PEARLITE FORMATION;
5 PLASTIC STRENGTH; DISLOCATION DENSITY; STRAIN HARDENING; GRAIN SIZE; SOLUTE EFFECTS.

Summary:
A complete coverage of iron and steel including: history, production information, description of various steel and cast iron types and properties, and information on heat treatment.