Book excerpt: Excerpt from Nbs Standard Reference Materials Catalog 1986-87 Chemical composition, 15 Ferrous Alloys, 15 Steels (chip Form), 15 Plain Carbon Steels, 15 Low Alloy Steels, 16 Special Low Alloy Steels, 17 High Alloy Steels, 18 Stainless Steels, 19 Tool Steels, 19 Steels (solid Form), 20 Low Alloy Steels, 20 Stainless Steels, 23 Specialty Steels, 24 High Temperature Alloys, 24 Steelmaking Alloys, 25 Cast Irons (chip Form), 26 Cast Steels, White Cast Irons, Ductile Irons, and Blast Furnace Irons (solid Form) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.