The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. Brassfounders' Alloys: A Practical Handbook Containing Many Useful Tables, Notes, and Data for the Guidance of Manufacturers and Tradesman is a book written by John F. Buchanan and is intended to be a practical guide for the employees of foundries.
The purpose of Brassfounders' Alloys is to provide the reader with a practical examination of the alloying process, with a focus on the most popular methods and formulas. Buchanan did not intend for this work to be overly technical in nature, but rather to be a title accessible by the common worker. After a brief opening section, the author introduces the metals most commonly used by brassfounders and their specific usages and characteristics. Buchanan proceeds to discuss the peculiarities of certain alloys, the common methods of making alloys, and the alloys deemed to be the most appropriate for modern use. The final chapter presents the reader with a list of miscellaneous alloys that are not otherwise discussed in the text.
Brassfounders' Alloys is a fascinating text about an occupation that would have been popular around the time of this work's original publication. While brass foundries still exist today, knowledge of their practices is limited. John Buchanan's text, while intended to be a strictly practical guide, also presents the modern reader with a snapshot into the world of the brassfounder.
Brassfounders' Alloys is a tremendous source of information on the practices of brassfoundries in the nineteenth century. Buchanan's work is concise and accessible, and makes an interesting read for anybody interested in the subject matter, both those that do and do not have any involvement in the industry today.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is a practical guide to brass founders' alloys, containing valuable tables, notes, and data for the guidance of manufacturers and tradesmen. It presents several illustrations and descriptions of approved modern methods and appliances for melting and mixing the alloys, and is an attempt to meet the want for a volume dedicated solely to this specialized form of metalworking that has been neglected in favor of technical metallurgy texts. Unlike these academic works, it focuses on the practical features of manufacturing these alloys on a commercial basis, presenting specific mixtures that have been confirmed through practice. It includes a thorough overview of the characteristics and uses of common metals such as aluminum, antimony, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, chromium, copper, gold, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, nickel, platinum, silver, tin, tungsten, and zinc. Overall, it is a valuable compendium of information for anyone interested in the practical aspects of brass founders' alloys. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330406632_0
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