Campbell J. Castings

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003, 2nd ed., 335 pages, ISBN 0 7506 4790 6The New Metallurgy of Cast MetalsThis book is the first attempt to codify and present the New Metallurgy. It cannot therefore claim to be authoritative on all aspects at this time. It is an introduction to the new thinking of the metallurgy of cast alloys, and, by virtue of the survival of many of the defects during plastic working, wrought alloys too.
The primary aim remains to challenge the reader to think through the concepts that will lead to a better understanding of this most complex of forming operations, the casting process. It is hoped thereby to improve the professionalism and status of casting technology, and with it the products, so that both the industry and its customers will benefit.