Meredith--
   You may have already explored these, but high school technical center =
"shop" texts desacribe iron & steel quite thoroughly as having to do =
with machining--or maybe a college text on metallurgy.  They may not =
speak to magnetic charactistics probably, but may give a clue to the =
material makeup--obviously some iron or steels make much better magnetic =
core materials.  That big thick book chemists carry around--it used to =
be known a Chemical Rubber Reference, may be helpful--  Best wishes--    =
   Jim Lehman
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Meredith Lamb=20
  To: psn-l=20
  Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:31 PM
  Subject: looking for a book/s or web reference on iron/steel



  Hi all,

  Am looking for a book/s on iron and steel and their =
characteristics/physics.  I keep bumping
  up against unknowns with iron types, especially with reference to =
interests in magnetics=20
  where they involve seismic magnet assemblys or diamagnetics =
experiments.  I find it difficult
  to get much of a realistic grasp of even defining the material I do =
have or use.  Bascially I'am
  looking for a kind of "Iron characteristics for dummys"; where it is =
extremely practical to pick
  up and apply/use.  Am aware of alot of high priced books, but am =
hesitant with them, as they
  maybe not so practical to readily apply.

  Web site references might help also.

  Take care, Meredith Lamb










Meredith--
   You may have already explored =
these, but high=20
school technical center "shop" texts desacribe iron & steel =
quite=20
thoroughly as having to do with machining--or maybe a college text on=20
metallurgy.  They may not speak to magnetic charactistics =

probably, but may give a clue to the material makeup--obviously some =
iron or=20
steels make much better magnetic core materials.  That big thick =
book=20
chemists carry around--it used to be known a Chemical Rubber Reference, =
may be=20
helpful--  Best wishes--       Jim=20
Lehman

  
----- Original Message ----- 
  From:=20
  Meredith Lamb 
  
To: psn-l 
  
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, =
2003 1:31=20
  PM
  
Subject: looking for a book/s =
or web=20
  reference on iron/steel
  


  

  
Hi all,
  
 
  
Am looking for a book/s on iron and steel and their=20
  characteristics/physics.  I keep bumping
  
up against unknowns with iron types, especially with reference to =

  interests in magnetics 
  
where they involve seismic magnet assemblys or diamagnetics=20
  experiments.  I find it difficult
  
to get much of a realistic grasp of even defining the material I =
do have=20
  or use.  Bascially I'am
  
looking for a kind of "Iron characteristics for dummys"; where it =
is=20
  extremely practical to pick
  
up and apply/use.  Am aware of alot of high priced books, =
but am=20
  hesitant with them, as they
  
maybe not so practical to readily apply.
  
 
  
Web site references might help also.
  
 
  
Take care, Meredith Lamb