Steels_ Metallurgy and Applications, Third Edition

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Ships

Standard-strength steels

Higher-strength steels

Design considerations

Offshore structures

Design considerations

Steel selection

Cast steel nodes

Reinforcing bars

Standard specifications

Traditional reinforcing steels

Controlled-cooled bars

Steel bridges

Design against brittle fracture

Steel in multi-storey buildings

Building code requirements

Steels for pipelines

Specifications and property requirements

Linepipe manufacturing processes

Steel compositions for linepipe

Pipeline fittings

Steels for sour gas service

References

3 Engineering steels

Overview

Underlying metallurgical principles

Heat treatment aspects

Isothermal transformation diagrams

Continuous-cooling transformation (CCT) diagrams

Hardenability testing

Factors affecting hardenability

Tempering resistance

Surface-hardening treatments

Distortion in case-carburized components

Standard specifications

Steel prices

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