Chapters provide information on the control of heat treating processes, types of heat treating furnaces, furnace atmospheres, and vacuum furnace processes.

The book covers surface hardening of steel, carburizing, carbonitriding, nitriding, and ferritic nitrocarburizing. Quality assurance and specifications and problems associated with heat treated parts are covered. A glossary of heat treating terms is also included in the book.

This thorough and practical coverage on the basic principles of heat treating will be a useful, attractive, and essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in heat treating.

Practical Heat Treating: Processes and Practices is a companion book to Practical Heat Treating: Basic Principles (ASM International, 2020).