Recommend Text on Steel/Al metallurgy for design 1

[miner00]

I am looking for recommendations as to a "must have" text on Steel and Al metallurgy for product design.

I have been skating by for the last few years on the basic texts that I bought in college and web resources like Matweb, but I really need an in-depth book that discusses the properties of material grades and how those properties influence the design/manufacturing process.

Any favorites? Any "Must Haves"?

Thanks all!

Miner

 

[MadMango]

MIL-HDBK-5H

 

[arunmrao]

visit asm international publications on the net(

http://www.asminternational.org)

and you can find a number of must have books on various topics. also do not forget to look at the various volumes of handbooks and special publications.

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[CoryPad]

Further to Arun's excellent advice, look at this page:

http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/portal/site/

http://www/MatInformation/Handbooks/

If I had to pick single book for each of steel and Al, I guess it would be volumes 1 & 2 of this series.

Regards,

Cory

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[miner00]

Thanks all, those are some good rec's.

I downloaded the MIL handbook and I will probably order one or two of the ASM books.

Miner