Stainless Steels for Design Engineers provides engineers and designers with a valuable guide on stainless steels. Basic metallurgy and identification of constituents of stainless steel, the effects of alloying elements, and corrosion are explained. Processing, including melting, casting, thermal processing, forming, machining, surface finishing, and welding are explained. Major applications including architecture and construction, automotive and transportation, commercial and residential, marine, petroleum, chemical and pulp-and-paper industries are reviewed. For information on the print version, ISBN 978-0-87170-717-8, follow this link.