Stainless steel development history

  The invention and use of stainless steel can be traced back to World War II. British scientist Henry Brearley was commissioned by the British military arsenal to study the improvement of weapons. At that time, the rifle used by soldiers was very easy to wear, and Blairley wanted to invent an alloy steel that was not easy to wear.

  The stainless steel invented by Blairley obtained a British patent in 1916 and began mass production. So far, Henry Blairley is also known as the "father of stainless steel." During the Second World War, the British branches on the battlefield were always transported back to the rear due to wear and tear. The military production department ordered Blairley to develop high-grade alloy steel, specifically researching and solving the problem of bore wear. Blairley and his assistants collected various types of steels and alloy steels of different properties produced at home and abroad, conducted performance experiments on machines of various properties, and then selected more suitable steels to make the support.

  They experimented with a domestic alloy steel containing a large amount of chromium. After the experiment, it was found that this alloy was not practical, indicating that it could not be made. So they recorded the results of the experiment and threw it into the corner. A few months later, an assistant rushed to Blairley with a piece of shiny steel and said: "Sir, this is the alloy steel sent by Mr. Mullah that I found when I was cleaning the warehouse. Do you Experiment to see what it does!" "Okay!" Breerley said happily, looking at the dazzling steel.

  Experimental results prove that it is a piece of stainless steel that is not afraid of acid, alkali, and salt. This stainless steel was invented by a German mullah in 1912, however, the mullah did not know what purpose this stainless steel had.

  Breerley thought to himself: "This kind of corrosion-resistant steel can't be made into branches. Can it be used as tableware?" He just said and did it, and made stainless steel fruit knives, forks, spoons, fruit plates and folding knives.