A comprehensive exposition of the structure of steels and the effects of different heat treatments, particularly
in respect of tools. With accurate colour temperature charts
In this valuable book Tubal Cain takes the reader beyond the superficial or the simply practical with explanations of the composition of steel, its additives, and the effects of different temperatures on its constituents.
With a grasp of what changes are actually taking place in the metal the care needed in following the practical processes described becomes understandable and will lead to better and more consistent results. Flame, salt bath and furnace heating are detailed, with information on accurate measurement or recognition of temperature levels.
For the average small workshop operative or model engineer the discourses on tool material, hardening and tempering will be of most use, and in this connection this book replaced the author’s earlier Hardening and Tempering Engineers’ Tools, providing a broader-based, more detailed and up to date examination of the subject.
Tubal Cain was the pen name of engineer and craftsman Tom Walshaw, the writer of many best-selling home workshop and model engineering guides.
Originally published in 1984 by Argus Books Ltd
Special Interest Model Books edition published 2002

Specification:
210 x 148 mm
124 pages
4 pages of colour photographs
32 black & white photographs
34 graphs, tables and diagrams
Index
ISBN 978 085242 837 5
Classification: Model Engineering/
Metalworking