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008			110906s2012 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2011037262
016	7		_a015969598 _2Uk
020			_a9781107017986 (hardback)
020			_a9781107652934
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn756044523
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dYDX _dUKMGB _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dBWX _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aTN703 _b.H67 2012
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100	1		_aHosford, William F.
245	1	0	_aIron and steel / _cWilliam F. Hosford.
260			_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_axi, 298 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
365			_aUSD _b42.99
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Modern civilization as we know it would not be possible without iron and steel. Steel is essential in the machinery neccessary for the manufacture of all our needs. Even the words themselves have come to suggest strength. Phrases such as "iron willed," "iron fisted", "iron clad","iron curtain," and "pumping iron," imply strength. A "steely glance" is a stern look. "A heart of steel" refers to a very bad demeanor. The Russian dictator, Stalin (which means steel in Russian), chose the name to invoke fear in those under him. This book is intended both as a resource for engineers and as an introduction to the layman about our most important metal system. After an introductions that deals with the history and refining of iron and steel, the rest of the book examines their physical properties and metallurgy"--
650		0	_aIron _xHistory.
650		0	_aSteel _xHistory.
650		0	_aIron _xMetallurgy.
650		0	_aSteel _xMetallurgy.
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg
955			_bpa20 2011-09-06 _cpa20 2011-09-06 ONIX to STM _axn04 2012-05-16 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver.
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