The History of Stainless Steel - Part 1 (1913-1919)
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
General Engineering, Engineering Science History of Science and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | British Stainless Steel Association |
| Description: | History of Stainless Steel by the British Stainless Steel Association. The web site has useful related sites on stainless steel. The site uses and engaging "Did you know?" format. Excerpt: "The material, which was originally known as ‘rustless steel’, was not an instant success and Brearley was branded the inventor of the ‘knife that would not cut’. The first official supplier of the Swiss Army Knife was the company ‘Victorinox’. In 1909 company founder, Karl Elsener, renamed the company ‘Victoria’ to honour the passing of his mother and in 1921 added ‘inox’ (the international symbol for stainless steel) when the company began using the material in production." Cutlery is often branded with numbers such as 18/8 or 18/10 which relates to the percentage of chrome and nickel within the steel." |
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| Keywords: | stainless steel, history of technology |
| Is Component of |
About Stainless Steel |
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| Use of Resource: | Events in History can be used to connect current technology with its roots. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Very Low |
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| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.bssa.org.uk/about_stainless_steel.php?id=82 |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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