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Vintage 1947 Foundry Work by Stimpson, Gray, Grennan Handbook Metallurgy Hardcover Book (RARE)
Condition: Good vintage shape. See photos for condition. Binding is intact. No missing pages.
Original 1947 edition published by American Technical Society, Chicago.
Full Title: Foundry Work – A Practical Handbook on Standard Foundry Practice, Including Hand and Machine Molding with Typical Problems, Casting Operations, Melting and Pouring Equipment, Metallurgy of Cast Metals, Etc.
Authors: William C. Stimpson (Pratt Institute), Burton L. Gray (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Revised by John Grennan (University of Michigan)
Hardcover with iconic illustrated cover design featuring two workers pouring molten metal.
Table of Contents includes: Molding practice, casting operations, pattern making, molding sands, foundry materials, melting equipment, metallurgy of cast metals, classification and specifications, non-ferrous castings, iron & steel alloys, heat treatment, and much more.
Book measures approximately standard size for technical handbooks. 209 pages including index.
Ideal for collectors, students in metallurgy, or those interested in vintage technical manuals and metalworking history.