1. Stainless Steel — 2023-10-09 23:42:45

   …ry quickly. He was aware that the world of metal manufacturing was fighting a never ending battle against rust. In 1908 Brearley was appointed lead researcher at Firth Laboratories. == Weapon Erosion == One of the major downsides was erosion in w…
   …eaponry. Brearley was asked to find a way to prolong the life of gun barrels. Harry experimented with several variations of his alloys, a…
   …rl="Stainless_Steel_1915.jpg" class="left" title="Stainless Steel New York 1915" width="300" }} On the 13th August 1913 Brearley created a steel with 12.8% chromium and 0.24% carbon. Every piece of steel he made he bombarded with various acids and…
   … friend Ernest Stuart, Cutlery Manager at Mosley's Portland Works, they had perfected the hardening process for knives. Brearley wanted to call his invention ‘Rustless Steel’, but Stuart, persauded him it should be called **‘Stainless Steelâ…

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