Download or read book Hot Working Guide: A Compendium of Processing Maps, Second Edition written by Y.V.R.K. Prasad; K.P. Rao; S. Sasidhar and published by ASM International. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot Working Guide: A Compendium of Processing Maps, Second Edition is a unique source book with flow stress data for hot working, processing maps with metallurgical interpretation and optimum processing conditions for metals, alloys, intermetallics, and metal matrix composites. The use of this book replaces the expensive and time consuming trial and error methods in process design and product development.