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Author Simcoe, Charles R., author

Title The history of metals in America / Charles R. Simcoe ; edited by Frances Richards
Published Materials Park, OH : ASM International, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Contents Intro; Note to Readers; CRS Preface; About the Author; Chapter One; The Discovery of Metals; Chapter Two; Iron in America- 1645 to 1870; Ironmaking Ppreads to More Colonies; Canal Building in Pennsylvania; Anthracite Coal Replaces Charcoal in Ironmaking; Ironmaking Pioneer John Fritz; Ironmaking Expands for the Railroads; Chapter Three; The Age of Steel-1870 to 1900; Experimental Work Begins on "Air Blowing" to Make Steel; Bessemer Process Enters Production; Bessemer Steel Becomes an Industry; Andrew Carnegie-The Immigrant; Carnegie Enters the Iron and Steelmaking Industry
Captain Billy Jones Joins Carnegie SteelCarnegie Steel Expands; The Great Strike of 1892 at Homestead; New Steel Markets Open; Andrew Carnegie Sells His Steel Empire; Chapter Four; Metallography-The New Science of Metals; Early Studies of the Internal Structure of Metal; X-Ray Diffraction; The Discovery of Precipitation Hardening; Research on the Mechanism of Age Hardening; Chapter Five; The History of Engineering Alloy Steels; Chromium Alloy Steels; Nickel Alloy Steels; Nickel-Chromium Alloy Steels; Automotive Demand for Alloy Steels; Development of Specifications for Alloy Steels
An Organization for Heat TreatersResearch on the Hardening of Steel; The Transformation of Austenite; The Solution to Hardenability Testing; The Tempering of As-Quenched Martensite; Chapter Six; The Toolmakers; The Age of Making Steel; Crucible Melting to Make Steel; New Alloy for Tool Steels; Research on High-Speed Steel; Advanced Research on High-Speed Steel; Molybdenum as a Substitute for Tungsten; Cleveland Twist Drill Company is First Adopter of Molybdenum High-Speed Steel; MIT Research on High-Speed Tool Steels; Research at the Union Carbide and Carbon Laboratories
Advanced Work in SwedenChapter Seven; Stainless Steel; The Discovery of Stainless Steel; Patents; Applications; The 1930s and 1940s; Development of New Alloys; The Argon Oxygen Decarburization Process; New Uses; Chapter Eight; Aluminum-The Light Metal; The Invention; Charles Martin Hall; A Pilot Plant for Making Aluminum; The Pilot Plant; A New Production Plant; The Move to Niagara Falls, New York; Early Aluminum Applications; Raw Materials; World War I; Ongoing Research; Alloy Development; Aluminum for World War II; Aerospace Applications for Aluminum Alloys; Recent New Alloys; Chapter Nine
Titanium-A New Metal for the Aerospace AgeTitanium Made at General Electric Corporation; Invention of a Process for Making Titanium; Studies of Properties; Sponge Production; Research Progress; The Titanium Metallurgical Laboratory; Chapter Ten; Pioneers in Metals Research; Henry Marion Howe; Albert Sauveur; Isaiah (Zay) Jeffries; Paul Dyer Merica; Edgar C. Bain; Samuel Leslie Hoyt; Francis L. VerSnyder; Chapter Eleven; The Integrated Steel Industry-1901 to 1959; The United States Steel Corporation; Bethlehem Steel Corporation; Little Steel Companies; Labor; Chapter Twelve
Summary "The History of Metals in America chronicles the development of metals as both an industrial activity and a science. Progress involving structural metals made possible the air, land, sea, and space travel of today, skyscrapers reaching over 100 stories high, and many other engineering accomplishments that continue to shape modern society. This lively book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the evolution of metals and metallurgy from the beginning of iron production in colonial times with the first iron plant in 1645 to the prevailing metals of the 21st century. Each chapter describes the development of a metal or series of metal alloys, industry growth, and modern uses in manufacturing. It includes chapters on cast iron, wrought iron, alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, nickel-base superalloys, aluminum, and titanium. Other chapters cover the science of metals as it developed from 1890 to 1950 and the biographies of the pioneers of metals research. The final chapters cover the formation, growth, and decline of the integrated steel industry and the rise of a new industry in steel minimills. The History of Metals in America will appeal to readers in all sectors of the materials industry, students and faculty of engineering programs, middle and high school American history students, and anyone interested in the history of technology, travel, tools, and machinery in the U.S."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 16, 2018)
Subject Metallurgy -- United States -- History
Metals -- United States -- History
Iron mines and mining -- United States -- History
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Metallurgy.
Iron mines and mining
Metallurgy
Metals
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Richards, Frances (Editor of The history of metals in America), editor.
ISBN 9781627081467
1627081461