Full Description

This specification supplies engineers and designers with:

Poppet valve nomenclature

Poppet valve alloy designations

Chemical compositions of poppet valve alloys

A guide to valve alloy metallurgy and heat treatments

General information on properties of valve alloys

A guide to the application of valve alloys

A description of valve design and construction, and their relation to valve alloy selection

Valve gear design considerations that affect valves