1820 ⟶ Faraday and Stoddart Discover Stainless Steel
Michael Faraday and James Stoddart discover alloying iron wi...
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🧪 Faraday and Stoddart Discover Stainless Steel
Michael Faraday and James Stoddart discover alloying iron with chromium produces a stainless steel resistant to oxidising elements (rust).⟶
MetallurgyChemistryMaterials ScienceIndustrial RevolutionMichael FaradaySteel
United Kingdom🏭 James Beaumont Neilson Invents the Hot Blast Process
James Beaumont Neilson develops the hot blast process.⟶
Industrial RevolutionMetallurgy
United Kingdom🏭 Mushet Develops Steel Production Method
Robert Forester Mushet develops a process for the decarbonisation, and re-carbonisation of iron, through the addition of a calculated quantity of spiegeleisen, to produce cheap, consistently high quality steel.⟶
SteelIndustrial RevolutionMetallurgyManufacturingEconomy
United Kingdom⚙️ Robert Mushet Develops Tungsten Steel
Robert Forester Mushet discovers that alloying steel with tungsten produces a harder, more durable alloy.⟶
SteelMetallurgyIndustrial RevolutionManufacturingMaterials Science
United Kingdom🧪 Stainless Steel Invention and Early Commercialization
J.E.T. Woods and J. Clark invented stainless steel. Harry Brearley was the first to commercialize it.⟶
MetallurgyMaterial ScienceIndustrial RevolutionSteelManufacturing
United Kingdom🧪 Harry Brearley Invents Stainless Steel
Harry Brearley invents a process to create Martensitic stainless steel, initially labelled Rustless Steel, later marketed as Staybrite, and AISI Type 420.⟶
MetallurgyMaterials ScienceIndustrial RevolutionWorld War I
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