This book is a comprehensive guide to the compositions, properties, processing, performance, and applications of nickel, cobalt, and their alloys. It includes all of the essential information contained in the 20-volume ASM Handbook series, as well as new or updated coverage in the following areas:

• Expanded corrosion coverage including guidelines for selecting the best alloy for specific environments or applications
• Data sheets covering the compositions, specifications, applications, and properties for dozens of the most commercially important heat-, corrosion-, and wear-resistant nickel and cobalt alloys
• Recent advances in superalloy development, including coatings to extend high-temperature service life
• Unique characteristics of nickel and cobalt which allow them to be used in special-purpose applications, e.g.,
• magnets, controlled-expansion devices, electronics, and implants for the human body
• Engineering applications for nickel and cobalt coatings produced by electroplating, electroforming, electroless coating, thermal spraying, and weld surfacing

CONTENTS:

Nickel and Its Alloys: * The nickel industry: occurrence, recovery, and consumption * Uses of nickel * Wrought and cast corrosion-resistant alloys * Cast heat-resistant Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Fe alloys * Superalloys * Special-purpose alloys * Nickel coatings * Corrosion behavior, including performance in specific environments, stress-corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement, and high-temperature corrosion * Fabrication and finishing, including forming, forging, powder metallurgy, heat treating, machining, welding and brazing, cleaning and finishing, and high-temperature coatings for superalloys * Metallography, microstructures, and phase diagrams.

Cobalt and Its Alloys: * The cobalt industry: occurrence, recovery, and consumption * Uses of cobalt * Cobalt-base alloys * Wear behavior * Corrosion behavior * Fabrication characteristics * Metallography, microstructures, and phase diagrams.