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AFS Releases Cast Iron Handbook.


AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System.

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 has just published the Abrasion-Resistant Cast Iron Handbook
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n. Scots
The owner of a landed estate.



[Scots, from Middle English lard, variant of lord, owner, master; see lord.
, Richard Gundlach and Klaus Rohrig. This is a one-of-a-kind handbook that covers the manufacturing, performance, and use of abrasion-resistant cast white irons.

The desktop reference has been derived from many years of experience, a vast amount of research and many in-plant investigations by more than a generation of metallurgists. Topics covered include an introduction to abrasion-resistent cast irons, solidification so·lid·i·fy  
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies

v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.

2. To make strong or united.

v.intr.
 of cast irons, heat treatment of cast irons and alloying for hardenability.

For more information or to order a copy, call 800/537-4237 or visit the AFS E-Store at www.afsinc.org.
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Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Jan 1, 2001
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