Intended for professionals who make iron and steel castings, this reference book gives specifications for grey, ductile, malleable and special irons as well as for carbon, low alloy and high alloy steels. The 20 chapters describe melting practice, metal treatment and metal handling methods together with details of mold and core making and coating practices. The running, gating and feeding of iron and steel castings with and without metal filters, and the use of computers for the optimization of feeder design, simulation of solidification and mold filling are also covered. A non-ferrous handbook dealing with aluminum, copper and magnesium casting alloys is published separately.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR A practical reference for those concerned with making iron and steel castings. National and international specifications are given for grey, ductile, malleable, and special irons as well as for carbon, low alloy and high alloy steels. Describes melting practice, metal treatment, and metal handling methods. DLC: Founding--Handbooks, manuals, etc.