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4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 4.63 4.64 4.65 4.66 4.67 4.68 4.69 4.70

GYPSUM PRODUCTS Gypsumboard / 4.35 Gypsum Lath / 4.37 Gypsum Sheathing Board / 4.37 Gypsum Partition Tile or Block / 4.37 Gypsum Plank / 4.37 GLASS AND GLASS BLOCK Window Glass / 4.38 Glass Block / 4.40 WOOD Mechanical Properties of Wood / 4.44 Effects of Hygroscopic Properties of Wood / 4.44 Commercial Grades of Wood / 4.46 Destroyers and Preservatives / 4.48 Glues and Adhesives for Wood / 4.50 Plywood and Other Fabricated Wood Boards / 4.51 Wood Bibliography / 4.52 STEEL AND STEEL ALLOYS Types of Irons and Steels / 4.52 Properties of Structural Steels / 4.58 Heat Treatment and Hardening of Steels / 4.61 Effects of Grain Size / 4.62 Steel Alloys / 4.62 Welding Ferrous Materials / 4.68 Effects of Steel Production Methods / 4.70 Effects of Hot Rolling / 4.72 Effects of Punching and Shearing / 4.73 Corrosion of Iron and Steel / 4.74 Steel and Steel Alloy Bibliography / 4.75 ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-BASED ALLOYS Aluminum-Alloy Designations / 4.75 Finishes for Aluminum / 4.76 Structural Aluminum / 4.76 Welding and Brazing of Aluminum / 4.77 Bolted and Riveted Aluminum Connections / 4.79 Prevention of Corrosion of Aluminum / 4.79 Aluminum Bibliography / 4.80 COPPER AND COPPER-BASED ALLOYS Copper / 4.80 Brass / 4.81 Nickel Silvers / 4.82 Cupronickel / 4.83 Bronze / 4.83 Copper Bibliography / 4.84 LEAD AND LEAD-BASED ALLOYS Applications of Lead / 4.84 Lead Bibliography / 4.85 NICKEL AND NICKEL-BASED ALLOYS Properties of Nickel and Its Alloys / 4.85 Nickel Bibliography / 4.86 PLASTICS General Properties of Plastics / 4.86 Fillers and Plasticizers / 4.87 Molding and Fabricating Methods for Plastics / 4.87