Description

Ducommun Metals & Supply Co., Los Angeles, California. Published date: 1961 (stated on index page). Softcover; pages numbered 828-960; 27 cm. Illustrated throughout with tables, charts, formulas, and technical diagrams. Includes index. Acceptable+ condition. Original blue paper covers with white lettering. Light bumping and creasing to edges and corners. Moderate overall scuffing, with significant loss of surface color in several areas of the covers. Staple-bound. Interior pages toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Mid twentieth century industrial reference handbook compiling metallurgical and engineering data for professional use. Contents cover alloys, chemical compositions, formulae, analyses, mechanical and physical properties, comparison tables, specifications, dimensional standards, tolerances, fabrication and machining recommendations, fasteners, tubing, stainless steel, brass, copper, aluminum, drilling and tapping data, torque references, weights, and related engineering information. Designed as a practical working manual for engineers, machinists, fabricators, and industrial purchasing departments rather than for general retail sale. Published internally by Ducommun Metals & Supply Co., one of the oldest industrial supply firms in the western United States, founded in California in 1849. Ducommun played a significant role in supplying metals and industrial materials to mining, railroads, shipbuilding, manufacturing, aerospace, and defense industries throughout the twentieth century.