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chapter |18 pages

Annealing

chapter |21 pages

Current Nitriding

chapter |33 pages

Machining Design

chapter |8 pages

Peening: Laser

chapter |17 pages

Quenching: Gas

chapter |12 pages

Thixoforming

chapter |28 pages

Tool Steels