On Heat-Resisting Steels and Alloys

Rece ntl y h eat-res i tin g s t ee ls a nd all oys h a ve b ecome ver y importa nt bec ause of th e rapid prog r ess of a ll so r ts of heat engin es (steam turbines , g as t urbin es, j et eng in es a nd s o on ) , the hight emper a ture c hemi ca l indu s try a nd t h e a t omi c e ne rgy indu s try. H er eafte r th es e indu stri es will d e pend more a nd more upon th e developm e nt of h eat-res ist in g s te e ls a nd alloy s . F or exampl e , t he a nnu a l ri se in th e working t e m pe r at ures of h eat e ngin es is co n s id er ed to go h a nd in ha nd with t he d eve lopm e nt of high-temp er a ture stee ls a nd a ll oys .