Steel which is an alloy of iron and carbon contains less than 2% carbon and 1% Manganese. Steel also comprises...
Difference between Quenched and Tempered Steel Quenched or tempered Steel is Steel of high strength and abrasion-free. In addition, it is a highly resistant Steel with high fabrication qualities. And, it undergoes numerous processes for increasing the Steel’s hardness and strength. Hence, comes the name tempered or quenched Steel. How…
The production and the import and export of steel are very crucial for a country’s economy. Nexus production and exports of steel are being cut by several global powers to rescue job markets. This article will give you a detailed insight into the market of iron in your country and…
Factories and pollution go hand in hand. As steel industries sprang across the world, pollution levels began to rise. With such rich steel history, proper preventive measures should have been in check. It is imperative to devise new methods to manufacture steel and keep pollution in check. Steel History Stainless steel,…
In 1912, Harry Brearly, a British metallurgist, while experimenting with chromium, found that a layer of that metal on steel made steel resistant to weathering and acid. It was the perfect solution for preserving the life of gun barrels.
Charles Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, was now president of another company called Bethlehem Steel. Two months after the start of the First World War, Schwab got an order for $40 million worth of weaponry from England, all of which was a secret.
Little did the world know that a new steelmaking technology was poised to revolutionise the steel industry. The steel mills in other countries were lagging behind the United States, which remained the king of steel. It is the history of modern steel. Steelmaking process One German scientist and glassmaker, William Siemens,…
USA Steel History in the making There were vast untapped resources of iron in the West. The United States produced only one-fifth of the total iron that England had produced. Post the Civil War, American industrialists focused on the Bessemer process and gave birth to a steel industry that would…
Two breakthroughs in Europe put the continent on the map of steel production. England was never the same again. There are known as the Huntsman and Bessemer Breakthroughs. Benjamin Huntsman Process Ever since steel production began, England struggled to stay at par with the rest of the world. The metalworkers…
Europe was experiencing an iron boom, thanks to the invention of blast furnaces. The hourglass-shaped contraption was 10-feet tall and had two bellows at the bottom on either side.