Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-256) and index.
Contents:
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.
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