Iron, steel and other metal industries Books
University of British Columbia Press Born with a Copper Spoon
Book SynopsisBorn with a Copper Spoon tells the fascinating and far-reaching story of one of the world’s most important metals. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Worlds of Copper? / Robrecht Declercq, Hans Otto Frøland, and Duncan MoneyPart 1: Connections, Technologies, People: Creating the Global Fabric of Copper1 The Gains of Going Global: The Return on Investment in International Copper Mining during the Second Industrial Revolution / Klas Rönnbäck, Oskar Broberg, and Dimitrios Theodoridis2 Futures Markets as Trustbusters: The Secrétan Copper Cartel and the London Metal Exchange, 1887–89 / Nathan Delaney3 American Mining Engineers and the Global Copper Industry, 1880–1945 / Duncan Money4 The Path to Dominance: American Copper Mining, 1880–1916 / Jeremy Mouat5 Comparing Copper Nationalism in Zambia and Papua New Guinea, 1964–74 / Ingeborg Guldal and Frida Brende JenssenPart 2: Grounding Copper: Communities and Socio-Ecological Transformations6 Copper Mining in Cuba at the Beginning of Mining Internationalization, 1829–70 / Ángel Pascual Martínez-Soto, Miguel Á. Pérez de Perceval, and Susana Martínez-Rodríguez7 Copper Communities on the Central African Copperbelt, 1950–2000 / Iva Peša8 Confronting Kennecott: The Lost City of Bingham Canyon and the History of Mining-Induced Resettlement / Brian James Leech9 Global and Local Interactions: The Great War, Global Trade, and Community Impacts in the Australian Copper Mining Industry, 1900–20 / Erik EklundPart 3: Haves and Have-Nots: Copper in the Age of National Control10 The Copper Industry as National Enterprise in Modern Japan / Patricia Sippel11 Katanga and the American World of Copper: Mechanization, Vertical Integration, and the Territorialization of Colonial Capitalism, 1900–30 / Robrecht Declercq12 The Establishment of Iran’s Copper Mining Industry: The Downfall of Anaconda and Selection Trust in the 1960s–70s / Abdolreza Alamdar and Ali A. Saeidi13 Copper in Chile: From the New Deal to Full Concessions, 1955–81 / Ángel Soto and Alejandro San Francisco14 Producer Cartel, International Commodity Agreement, and the Role of the US Government Copper Stockpile / Hans Otto FrølandIndex
£27.90
Rowman & Littlefield City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s
Book SynopsisDespite being geographically cut off from large trade centers and important natural resources, Pittsburgh transformed itself into the most formidable steel-making center in the world. Beginning in the 1870s, under the engineering genius of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie, steel-makers capitalized on western Pennsylvania’s rich supply of high-quality coal and powerful rivers to create an efficient industry unparalleled throughout history. In City of Steel, Ken Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh’s steel boom. Focusing on the Carnegie Steel Company’s success as leader of the region’s steel-makers, Kobus goes inside the science of steel-making to investigate the technological advancements that fueled the industry’s success. City of Steel showcases how through ingenuity and determination Pittsburgh’s steel-makers transformed western Pennsylvania and forever changed the face of American industry and business.Trade ReviewWell known as the 'Steel City,' Pittsburgh has long been recognized as the epitome of labor and capital power, highlighted from the mid-19th century through much of the 20th century. Kobus, who worked in the steel industry for over 40 years, adds to this long history by showing how the western Pennsylvania region became a center of economic power and why it was utilized over other, perhaps better-suited, areas for commercial activity. Tracing the narrative thematically over four parts and eight chapters, Kobus explains how Pittsburgh entered the metals industry and how it became the world-renowned center of steel production, commanding a large percentage of global export. Underlying this narrative of Pittsburgh steel production is a transnational story of how immigrant peoples and mostly English ideas of production combined at the city's three rivers. Overall, Kobus’s narrative is very much a tale of economic history. The company histories and discussions of business owners that fill the pages of Kobus’s account all receive convincing treatment alongside the technological processes and business plans (accompanied by excellent graphs) developed during this industry era. Readers will gain deep insight into and understanding of the complex processes by which natural resources were worked into steel. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners; general readers. * Choice Reviews *Kenneth J. Kobus’s City of Steel is a straightforward, chronological examination of how the ferrous metals industry in Pittsburgh came to dominate not only the regional economy of western Pennsylvania, but also the national and international iron and steel market. An essential premise of the work is that Pittsburgh appears only in hindsight to be the natural capital of steelmaking in America. Kobus reminds us that many other steel centers, including those in Chicago and throughout Ohio, had ready access to coal, as did Pittsburgh firms, and were even closer to the major iron ore-producing region of the Upper Midwest. If Pittsburgh enjoyed no special geographic advantage, asks Kobus, why did it dominate the field? The author highlights two factors in the story of Pittsburgh steel: technology and the man who most effectively employed that technology, Andrew Carnegie.... [R]eaders interested in the social history of the Pittsburgh region will profit from the insights they gain by reading a narrow technical history of steelmaking and, according to Kobus, the one man—Carnegie—who most shaped the world of the mills and the world that sat in the shadow of the mills. * Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies *Kobus and Dieterich-Ward's detailed and well-written accounts provide inspiration for scholars and students interested in the history of metropolitan Pittsburgh and for those broadly concerned with the varied evolutions of the nation's former industrial centers. * Ohio Valley History *Kenneth J. Kobus's book is a welcome addition to the literature of the iron and steel revolution, restoring that history to its proper importance.... His discussion of the wrought iron puddling process and crucible steelmaking is clear and concise, accompanied by excellent photographs and illustrations. His treatment of a blast furnace pig iron production and the development of fuels and transportation is also quite accessible... The author does an excellent job of tying the narrative together in his final chapter, demonstrating the scope and significance of the iron and steel industry's transformation. * Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography *Few authors, if any, have tackled the detail behind the engineering genius of Andrew Carnegie’s steel empire the way Kenneth Kobus has done. City of Steel crosses the threshold of a whole new realm and is written with the astute knowledge and technical expertise by a self-taught former steelworker. Kobus’ book is brilliant and leaves no doubt about Carnegie’s reign as the king of steel or Pittsburgh’s role as the center of the steel industry. -- August R. Carlino, president and CEO, Rivers of Steel Heritage CorporationSteelmaking is one of the great sources of wealth creation where nearby natural resources are processed into everyday essential tools. Kenneth Kobus has ably told of the Pittsburgh steel men who pioneered this product and made America a much stronger nation. -- Robert E. Ross, retired division manager, LTV Steel Corp., Cleveland Works, Pittsburgh Works, Warren WorksKenneth Kobus knows how steel was made and, more importantly, why it was made. City of Steel lucidly describes sophisticated technical innovations so the reader understands why they were necessary and what processes and which men guided them to fruition. Kobus’s descriptions of early work conditions in the mills are harrowing, but make clear how Pittsburgh made us Americans who we are. -- Donald McCaig, award-winning author of Jacob’s Ladder and CanaanKenneth Kobus describes in detail how the collective innovations and competitive drive of Carnegie, Frick, Thompson, Jones, and others yielded unparalleled advancements in steelmaking technology that spearheaded the industrial revolution. More than just a technical retrospective, City of Steel provides unique insight to the inventive and managerial genius that ultimately led to the city’s rise to global steel dominance. -- Ronald E. Ashburn, executive director, Association for Iron & Steel TechnologyTable of ContentsPart I. Pittsburgh Enters the Metals Industry Wrought Iron or Puddling Crucible Steel Part II. The Beginnings of Smelting—A Trinity of IronFuels & Transportation.Clinton, Lucy and IsabellaPart III. The Move to Mass Produced Steelmaking Bessemers Arrive at Braddock Homestead and the Development of the Basic Open Hearth The Duquesne Revolution Part IV. AnalysisHow the Puzzle Fits - The End of a Remarkable Era
£23.75
Princeton University Press Krupp
Book SynopsisThe history of Krupp is the history of modern Germany. No company symbolized the best and worst of that history more than the famous steel and arms maker. This book tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century onwards.Trade Review"Krupp is a meticulous company history, enhanced by the author's immersion in the company's archives. The book is also, inevitably, the biography of a family... Krupp rewards a reader's effort. The book shows us not only a family and a company, but also the state in its various forms with which Krupp has been associated for two centuries. The Krupp story remains troubling, but Mr. James has done much to give us a richer understanding of a company saddled with one ignoble chapter in a long history."--Jennifer Siegel, Wall Street Journal "What is good about Harold James' writing is that he does not make judgments or take sides. He allows the reader to do that."--R. Balashankar, Organiser "Krupp has provided a reasonable, balanced summary of the company's history and the men driving it. As such the book will be an interesting read for the layperson interested in business history in general and the disputed history of Krupp in particular."--Armin Grunbacher, Economic History Review "Harold James has succeeded in writing a concise account of one of the pivotal protagonists of German economic history. His book is accessible to a wide public while meeting academic standards and will surely become a point of reference for anyone interested in the history of Krupp."--Christof Dejung, German Historical Institute London "A significant merit of Harold James' book on Krupp is that he melts the firm's history down into a readable approach. For someone acquainted with the history of the company, the study does not offer many new insights, but the work is solid and the author's judgments and evaluations are in most cases well founded... James has written an interesting book, the first overall view of Krupp's history that meets scholarly standards."--Roman Koster, German History "Harold James's comprehensive business history of the steel concern fills an important gap in the literature... This book is an invaluable and thorough business history of the Krupp concern and an essential reference for any future history."--Hermione Giffard, Technology & Culture Review of German edition: "This is a masterfully told and unprejudiced book about a traditional enterprise which despite many crises made its way into the twenty-first century."--Joachim Kappner, Suddeutsche ZeitungTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: A Nation and a Name 1 CHAPTER ONE: Risk: Friedrich Krupp 9 CHAPTER TWO: Steel: Alfred Krupp 24 CHAPTER THREE: Science: Friedrich Alfred Krupp 89 CHAPTER FOUR: Diplomacy: Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach I 123 CHAPTER FIVE: Tradition: Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach II 145 CHAPTER SIX: Power and Deglobalization: Gustav and Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach 172 CHAPTER SEVEN: Reglobalization: Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and Berthold Beitz 226 Appendix 1: Family Tree 295 Appendix 2: Business Results, 1811-2010 297 Notes 305 List of Illustrations 337 Index 341
£35.70
The History Press Ltd The Most Extraordinary District in the World
Book SynopsisThe Ironbridge Gorge, a cradle of the Industrial Revolution, in the late 18th century was a magnet for writers, artists and industrial spies.
£19.80
The History Press Ltd Ironmaking
Book SynopsisIron was the catalyst of the Industrial Revolution - the material of Ironbridge, the Crystal Palace, railways, steam engines ships. But what made it so important and why did Britain become the major producer of iron in the world? The iron industry sucked in a mass of skilled and unskilled labour, and transformed rural landscapes with mines, railways, and new villages and towns.Without iron there would have been no Industrial Revolution and few parts of Britain from the Highlands of Scotland to Cornwall have not been touched by the iron industry. Richard Hayman concentrates on the period when coal replaced charcoal as the industry''s fuel source, discussing the changing technology, geography and economy of the industry as well as its social history. From those heady days at Coalbrookdale on the banks of the Severn to the decline of a once-mighty industry, he tells the story of iron and its place in British history.
£17.09
The History Press Ltd The Wealden Iron Industry
Book SynopsisFor two periods of British history - the first part of the Roman occupation and the Tudor and early Stuart periods - the Weald of south-east England was the most productive iron-producing region in the country. Looking across the tranquil Wealden countryside, it is hard to identify anything that hints at its industrial past. Yet 400 years ago, nearly 100 furnaces and forges roared and hammered there, the smoke from charcoal-making curling up from the surrounding woods and the roads bustling with wagons laden with ore and iron sows.Many British naval campaigns, including the Spanish Armada, the wars against the Dutch and The Seven Years'' War, relied on Wealden iron cannon; the pressures of conflict driving forward the development of iron-producing technology. For a time the economy of the whole area was dominated by the production of iron and its raw materials, providing employment, generating prosperity and shaping the landscape irrevocably. Drawing on a wealth of local evidence, this book explores the archaeology and history of an area whose iron industry was of international importance.
£18.00
The History Press Ltd South Staffordshire Ironmasters
Book SynopsisSeveral generations have now passed since iron making and working was an important trade in the Black Country. It was started by itinerant bloomers, who moved their bloomeries around the district to make use of local supplies of ore, smelting it with charcoal made from forest wood. Water-powered bloomeries were eventually replaced by blast furnaces, which in turn were replaced by coke-fired smelting furnaces. Black Country ironmasters had their share of success and failure, profits and loss, wealth and bankruptcy. Such is the nature of the trade that supply and demand created periods of expansion and then through over production an inevitable slump. Political factors also had influence. Wars created increased demand for iron for ordnance. When the battles were over and the wars won or lost, the bigger losers were the ironmasters and their workforce. However matters changed through the mid-nineteenth century, during the reign of Queen Victoria, when innovation and invention reached new heights.
£17.09
Johns Hopkins University Press A Nation of Steel The Making of Modern America
Book SynopsisA Nation of Steel offers a detailed and fascinating look at an industry that has had a profound impact on American life.Trade ReviewIn what will surely become a standard history of steelmaking, Misa integrates that industry's development with the industrial growth of America in the half-century following the Civil War. Involved in the interplay between steel production and the production of America were such developments as the railroads' demand for steel rails following the Civil War, the role of urbanization and especially tall-building construction, the armor plate requirements of the Navy, and the emergence and growth of the automotive industry. Science, Technology and Society This truly outstanding book will become required reading in the history of technology. The story of steel is important in its own right, and Thomas Misa writes with remarkable clarity and succinctness... The emphasis upon user-producer interactions allows Misa to focus on the social significance of technologies and to bring out nuances and contingencies in the development of critical technologies and industries. -- Edwin T. Layton Technology and Culture Each of Misa's six case studies is fruitful, and together they capture the enormously diverse and complex influences on technological change. Taken as a whole, this study constitutes a massive and successful assault on the neo-classical paradigm... This book will profoundly shape the way scholars understand how technologies 'are not only socially constructed but society-shaping. -- David Bensman American Historical Review A brief review can not do justice to the subtlety with which Misa links steelmaking to a larger socioeconomic environment... Based on new information from archival and other primary sources, this well-written, richly textured work greatly expands our knowledge of American industrialization. -- W. David Lewis Journal of American History A splendid overview of an industry whose fortunes were inextricably intertwined with the railroads... The protions that treat the dynamic interrelations of the steel industry and the railroads clearly stand as the most sophisticated treatment of this complex topic that has yet appeared in print... An immensely rewarding book. -- Robert C. Post Railroad History
£29.25
Industrial Press Inc.,U.S. Hazardous Chemicals Safety and Compliance
Book SynopsisThis unique handbook provides operators and technicians in the metalworking, machining, and metal finishing industries with an easy-to-use, single-volume guide to the hazardous materials commonly found in the above sectors. Containing detailed information on nearly 450 chemical hazards, this work provides identifiers (foreign and domestic); trade names and chemical synonyms; physical properties; short- and long-term health effects; guidelines for exposure; respirators; warnings; incompatibilities; fire data; and OSHA, EPA, California, and Canadian safety recommendations and regulations. No other reference offers this kind of integrated compilation of safety and environmental compliance data or directory information related to these industries. You will need no other reference! Includes an extensive introduction outlining and explaining the requirements and regulations. Presents each chemical record in a uniform format of data elements, including record number
£104.18
Industrial Press Inc.,U.S. Art and Science of Steel Estimating A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Basics
Book SynopsisThere has never been available a compilation of information on steel estimating such as this one in the entire history of steel fabrication. Designed to provide enough information to train someone new in all the aspects of becoming a steel estimator, this manual is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to become a steel estimator, as well as anyone who wants to learn the entire process including many trade secrets. It is a must have for architects, engineers, general contractors, owners and developers that need to know about steel. The Steel Estimator
£103.50
ASM International ASM Handbook v 14a Metalworking Metalworking Bulk
Book SynopsisAn indispensable reference for manufacturing, materials, and design engineers. It provides comprehensive coverage and essential technical information on the process-design relationships that are needed to select and control metalworking operations that produce shapes from forging, extrusion, drawing and rolling operations.
£291.60
Johns Hopkins University Press American Iron 16071900
Book SynopsisWinner of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Award for General Engineering from the Association of American PublishersOriginally published in 1996. By applying their abundant natural resources to ironmaking early in the eighteenth century, Americans soon made themselves felt in world markets. After the Revolution, ironmakers supplied the materials necessary to the building of American industry, pushing the fuel efficiency and productivity of their furnaces far ahead of their European rivals. In American Iron, 1607-1900, Robert B. Gordon draws on recent archaeological findings as well as archival research to present an ambitious, comprehensive survey of iron technology in America from the colonial period to the industry's demise at about the turn of the twentieth century. Closely examining the techniquesthe howsof ironmaking in its various forms, Gordon offers new interpretations of labor, innovation, and product quality in ironmaking, along with references to the industry's enviTrade ReviewThe best available history of the technology of American iron.—Business HistoryThis long-needed book is the best one-volume work extant on how ferrous metals were manufactured before the industrial revolution swept across the United States in the late 19th century . . . The value of this informing study is enhanced by the quality of the maps, scale drawings and pictures.—American ScientistA fascinating history of the iron industry . . . Gordon's strong interests in historic metallurgy and industrial archaeology provide a unique perspective that makes this a valuable addition to the literature.—Michigan Historical ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. IronChapter 2. Ore, Fuel, and Other Natural ResourcesChapter 3. The Rise of American Iron, 1720-1860Chapter 4. Smelting with CharcoalChapter 5. Converting Pig Iron to Wrought IronChapter 6. Coal-Fired Blast FurnacesChapter 7. SteelChapter 8. Shaping Iron and SteelChapter 9. Iron QualityChapter 10. Ironmaking Eclipsed, 1860-1900Chapter 11. The Industrial Archaeology of IronAppendix A. MetallographyAppendix B. Iron Production DataNotesGlossaryEssay on Early Treatises and Primary SourcesIndex
£35.10
Amberley Publishing Middlesbroughs Iron and Steel Industry
Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of the iron and steel industry around Middlesbrough.
£14.39
Nova Science Publishers Inc Current Issues in the Steel Industry
Book SynopsisThis book examines the recent performance of the US steel industry and related policy issues, including the Bush Administration Section 201 initiative and measures in Congress addressing other aspects of problems in the steel industry. The question of ''legacy costs'' has emerged as a key issue amid efforts to improve conditions within the US steel industry. Legacy costs are pension and health care benefit provisions of steel worker contracts, especially for retirees, which provide benefits above and beyond related public entitlements and which are funded by earnings of steel companies. This new book describes the issue, with some statistical data included.
£26.09
Nova Science Publishers Inc Steel Industry: Price & Policy Issues
Book SynopsisSteel prices remain at historically elevated levels. The rapid growth of steel production and demand in China is widely considered as a major cause of the increases in both steel prices and the prices of steel-making inputs. Steel companies have achieved much greater pricing power, in part through an ongoing consolidation of the industry. Most of the integrated side of the industry, nearly half of U.S. production, is controlled by just two companies: U.S. Steel, the traditional industry leader, and Mittal Steel, itself the result of multiple international mergers. Moreover, Mittal in 2006 merged with the global number-two producer, Arcelor. Nucor and Gerdau have been active major consolidators of U.S. minimill production. U.S. steel production in 2005 was 104.6 million tons, a 5% decline from the high level of 2004. The net decline in output was mainly on the integrated side of the industry, which has continuously lost share. Imports also fell from the high level of 2004, although they rebounded by nearly 50% in early 2006. Input prices, especially ferrous scrap and iron ore, remain high and have contributed to higher production costs, which have been largely passed along to industrial consumers. The growth of China contributed to a large increase in demand for both steel and steel-making inputs. China has become both the world''s largest steel-maker and steel consumer. This new book presents the latest analyses on this critical industry.
£38.24
A S M International Aluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications
Book SynopsisAluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications provides an overview of the processes, practices, and trends associated with the use of aluminum as an engineering material.This resourceful and practical book includes chapters on mining and smelting, ingot and continuous casting, shape casting, hot and cold rolling, extrusion and drawing, forging, and secondary operations. It discusses the factors involved in the selection of product forms, alloy compositions, and temper designations with emphasis on manufacturability, component performance, sustainability, and cost.The book also describes the role of aluminum in aerospace, automotive, trucking, rail, marine, packaging, appliance, and building and infrastructure applications, noting major advancements as well as challenges. It also includes content that traces the development of the aluminum industry from its beginnings to its current state, from the perspective of the individuals and organizations who shaped it.It is for anyone working in or serving the aluminum industry and those who have interest in its past, present, and exciting future.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction—Aluminum as an Industrial Material Discovery of Aluminum The Washington Monument Origins of the Industry Evolution of the Aluminum Industry Chapter 2: Mining, Refining, Smelting, and Recycling Where Does Aluminum Come From? Refining—The Bayer Process Smelting Primary Aluminum Scrap and Recycling A Visit to the Aluminum Recycling Center Chapter 3: Strengthening and Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Designation Systems Strengthening of Aluminum Crystal Structure and Ductility of Aluminum Alfred Wilm (1869—1973) Temper Designations Microstructure Changes during Annealing Chapter 4: Direct Chill Ingot and Continuous Casting Processes Melting and Alloying Recycling Molten Metal Treatment Control of Inclusions Ingot Grain Refining Direct Chill Casting Direct Chill Ingot Microstructure Continuous Casting Methods Continuous Casters: The Holy Grail for Sheet Production? Chapter 5: Aluminum Shape Casting What Is a Casting? Aluminum Shape-Casting Processes Sand-Mold Casting High-Pressure Die Casting Casting Alloys Al-Si Alloys Casting Quality and Performance Premium Castings Heat Treatment of Cast Products Chapter 6: Production of Aluminum Rolled Products Ingot Preparation Ingot Preheating and/or Homogenization Hot Rolling Aluminum Rolling Mills Plate Production Cold Rolling of Sheet and Foil Finishing Operations Lithographic Sheet Thick Heat-Treated Plate Chapter 7: Production of Aluminum Extrusion and Wire Drawing Extrusion Process Extrusion Alloys and Process Hollows and Tubes Cold-Finished Rod and Bar Free-Machining Alloys and Products Weldable 6xxx and 7xxx High Strength Structural Alloys Secondary Operations Production of Wire Products Chapter 8: Aluminum Forging What Is Forging? Types of Forging Processes Forging Equipment Forging Process Forging Alloys Forged Products Chapter 9: Product, Alloy, and Temper Selection Introduction to Alloy and Product Selection Important Physical Properties Mechanical Properties Aluminum Corrosion Water Staining of Aluminum Chapter 10: Customer Manufacturing Processes Formability Surface Treatments Room Temperature Joining Elevated Temperature Joining Machining Chapter 11: Aluminum in Aircraft and Space Applications Commercial Aircraft Modern Aircraft Manufacturing Aerospace Alloys Military Aircraft Aluminum in Space Chapter 12: Aluminum in Light Vehicles Aluminum Shaped Castings The Story of the Vega Aluminum Engine Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products Ford F150 Automotive Aluminum Extruded Products Chapter 13: Aluminum in Ground Transportation Early Uses of Aluminum in Ground Transportation Trucks UPS Truck Tour with Driver Buses—School, City, and Long Distance Railroad Freight Applications Subways and Light Rail Passenger High-Speed Railroad Applications Aluminum in Military Vehicles Chapter 14: Aluminum in Marine Transportation Small Boats Alloys for Shipbuilding Aluminum Ships SS United States Chapter 15: Aluminum Packaging Products Foil Packaging Products Coffee Capsules, Pouches, and Packets Semirigid Containers Beverage and Food Cans Brief History of the Aluminum Can Can Metallurgy What Can Go Wrong in Can Making? Impact Extruded Containers Aluminum Closures Chapter 16: Aluminum Building Products Early Use and Development Extruded Products Rolled Products Cast Products Chapter 17: Aluminum in Household Goods and Appliances Cookware Surface Finishes on Aluminum Consumer Electronics and TVs Apple and Aluminum Home Interiors Ladders and Other Tools Luggage and Briefcases Outdoor Furniture Aluminum in Art Art and Architecture Chapter 18: Aluminum in Infrastructure Electrical Conductors Roads and Bridges Saguenay River Bridge at Arvida Highway Signs, Traffic Signals, and License Plates Railroad and Highway Crossings Solar Energy Generation Agriculture and Industrial Applications Chapter 19: Aluminum in Sports and Recreation Water Sports Baseball Easton Sports Hockey, Tennis, and Racquet Sports Cricket Track and Field Snowmobiles, Jet Skis, and Golf Carts Bicycles Sports Wheelchairs Motorcycles Travel Trailers and Recreational Vehicles Camping Equipment Chapter 20: Aluminum and Its Importance for Sustainability Prospects for the Future Primary Production Current State of Recycling Decarbonizing Aluminum Production What's Next for Recycling? Appendix 1 Wrought Aluminum Alloys Appendix 2 Aluminum Casting Alloys Appendix 3 Aluminum Alloy Heat-Treatable Alloy Temper Designations and Product Forms
£169.20
Berghahn Books Revealing the Invisible Mine: Social Complexities
Book Synopsis Exploring the social complexities of the Frieda River Project in Papua New Guinea, this book tells the story of local stakeholder strategies on the eve of industrial development, largely from the perspective of the Paiyamo – one of the project’s so-called ‘impact communities’. Engaging ideas of knowledge, belief and personhood, it explains how fifty years of encounters with exploration companies shaped the Paiyamo’s aspirations, made them revisit and re-examine their past, and develop new strategies to move towards a better, more prosperous future.Trade Review “There is really nothing quite like Skrzypek’s volume in print... Skrzypek has done an impressive job of bringing [her ideas] together in a rich ethnographic context.” • Dan Jorgensen, Western University “This is an outstanding ethnography. It fills a major gap in the literature and our understanding of the deep social and cultural changes that occur as local communities anticipate large-scale resource extraction on their lands. A must read or anyone who wants to make sense of transformations that arise after mining actually begins.” • Nick Bainton, The University of QueenslandTable of Contents List of Illustration, Figures, Maps and Tables Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Text Introduction Chapter 1. Role Play Chapter 2. Making up Paiyamo Chapter 3. Make-Believe Chapter 4. The Book of Paiyamo Chapter 5. Precipitating the Mine Conclusion References Index
£89.10
Reardon Publishing Into The New Iron Age
Book SynopsisThere is now a great revival of creative smithing in Britain. you will find here a comprehensive survey of the contemporary ironwork available, giving an insight into the strengths and various styles of major smiths creating ironwork for our own time. 224 Pages. Total of 440 illustrations, photographs, drawings and wood engravings.
£33.25
Reardon Publishing Into The New Iron Age
Book SynopsisThere is now a great revival of creative smithing in Britain. How did it come about and what are the influences that helped to open up the craft to 20th century design?
£23.75
Free Association Books From Grenades to Griddles and Everything In
Book SynopsisFrom Grenades to Griddles tells the true story of Chamberlin and Hill Ltd, now Chamberlin Plc, a Group of companies in the West Midlands. Starting a year before their first foundry opened, the author follows the development of the business right from the beginning to the present day. The book takes the reader on a fascinating journey of how a traditional enterprise has managed not only to survive, but to thrive in a modern Britain. With original photos from the company archives, along with personal memories of key players in the business, From Grenades to Griddles offers a unique exploration of the 130 years of the foundry’s operation in the wider context of the cultural, political and economic life of the United Kingdom.
£15.70
