Why is Stainless Steel Stainless?
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - College Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Chemistry General Engineering, Engineering Science Materials Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
History of Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | About.com |
| Description: | "In 1913, English metallurgist Harry Brearly, working on a project to improve rifle barrels, accidentally discovered that adding chromium to low carbon steel gives it stain resistance. In addition to iron, carbon, and chromium, modern stainless steel may also contain other elements, such as nickel, niobium, molybdenum, and titanium. Nickel, molybdenum, niobium, and chromium enhance the corrosion resistance of stainless steel. It is the addition of a minimum of 12% chromium to the steel that makes it resist rust, or stain 'less' than other types of steel." |
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| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://chemistry.about.com/cs/metalsandalloys/a/aa071201a.htm |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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