The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel

"The Working of Steel" by Fred H. Colvin is a technical book from the early 1900s that explains how to anneal, heat treat, and harden carbon and alloy steel. It offers a clear explanation of steel production, including the Bessemer and Open Hearth methods, and explains why understanding the chemical makeup of steel is important, especially how different elements change its properties. The book emphasizes that metallurgists need to know a lot about different alloy mixes, and the prefaces suggest that the book has been updated to keep up with new discoveries in metallurgy, aiming to give readers the most current information in the field.