Elsevier The Alloy Tree: A Guide to Low-Alloy Steels, Stainless Steels and Nickel-Base Alloys

The alloy tree is a user-friendly, logical guide to the major metal alloys and their variants. Introductory chapters present a diagrammatic representation of a main alloy route map, which categorises each specific type of alloy. New types of metals that are all members of the same family can be developed, by adding different alloys together. Chemical formulas are given for each individual metal alloy. Data tables with information on designation (definition), description, background, chemical composition, properties, microstructure and applications are given for each alloy group. This book is an easy to use guide for the non-specialist, enabling the reader to grasp the fundamentals of alloy properties and uses, assisting with selecting the right alloy for a particular purpose. Key Features: illustrates the inter-relationship between the main alloy groups; traces the evolution and development of key alloys; comprehensive guide that looks at stainless steels, nickel alloys and low alloy steels and their role in the power generation, petrochemical and oil and gas industries. Contents: Introduction: The alloy tree; Group A: Creep resisting low alloy steels; Group B: Cryogenic, nickel low alloy steels; Group C: Martensitic and ferritic stainless steels; Group D: Duplex and superduplex stainless steels; Group E: Standard austenitic stainless steels; Group F: Austenitic and superaustenitic stainless steels; Group G: Corrosion resistant nickel alloys; Group F: Heat resistant stainless steels; Group I: Heat resistant nickel alloys; Group J: Nickel-copper and nickel-molybdenum alloys.