Unintentional Discovery Modern stainless steel was created in 1912 by English metallurgist Harry Brearley. He was researching steel alloys to stop corrosion in gun barrels. Brearley made an alloy ...
Grade 304 is essentially an austenitic chromium alloy which is also called an “18/8” stainless because the make-up of the steel is 8% nickel and 18% chromium. The chromium content promotes the ...
It is a martensitic chromium alloy and has versatile thermodynamic properties and exceptional corrosion resistance. 1.4057 stainless steel is a widely-used engineering alloy for marine applications ...