Sheffield steel and America : a century of commercial and technological interdependence, 1830-1930
The book provides an important contribution to the technological and commercial history of crucible and electric steelmaking by thoroughly examining its development in Sheffield and American centres such as Pittsburgh.
Print Book, English, 1987
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], 1987
History
xv, 296 pages ; 24 cm
9780521334587, 0521334586
14411580
SPECIAL STEEL TECHNOLOGY: The birth of the American crucible steel industry
Science and art: Sheffield and American crucible steel technologies contrasted
The response to a new technology electric steelmaking
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL STEELS: The rise of alloy steels
The evolution of high speed steel
Contrary to nature the discovery of stainless steel
SHEFFIELD STEELMAKERS AND TOOLMAKERS IN AMERICA: Transatlantic special steels I the crucible steelmakers
The rise and decline of Sheffield's high speed steel trade with America, 1900-30
Transatlantic special steels II steel casting enterprises
Quality pays? Sheffield and American cutlery manufacture
Innovation and adaptation the evidence of the sawmaking trades
Men versus machines the story of the file
How Sheffield lost the American trade aspects of the marketing of Sheffield products in America