The history of stainless steel / Harold M. Cobb.

Author/creator Cobb, Harold M.
Other author ASM International.
Format Book
Publication InfoMaterials Park, Ohio : ASM International, ©2010.
Descriptionxxiv, 359 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The Early Discoveries -- Discoveries of the Commercial Usefulness of Stainless Steel -- The Great Stainless Steel Symposium (1924) -- The Life of Harry Brearley (1871-1948) -- The Early Books and Papers on Stainless Steel (1917-1949) -- The Chrysler Building (1930) -- Edward G. Budd (1870-1946), Inventor and Entrepreneur -- The Gateway Arch -- History of Stainless Steel Melting and Refining -- Two New Classes of Stainless Steel -- Stainless Steel Applications -- Canada Restores a Fleet of Stainless Steel Railcars -- The Plummer Classification System of Trade Names -- The Unified Numbering System (UNS) for Metals and Alloys -- The Naming and Numbering of Stainless Steels -- Appendix 1. Stainless Steel Bibliography -- Appendix 2. Stainless Steel Timeline.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-256) and index.
LCCN 2010921043
ISBN9781615030101 (pbk.)
ISBN1615030107 (pbk.)
ISBN9781615030118 (hc.)
ISBN1615030115 (hc.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TA479.S7 C63 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold