Robert Hadfield
British metallurgist (1858-1940) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 81
Sir Robert Abbott Hadfield, 1st Baronet FRS was an English metallurgist, noted for his 1882 discovery of manganese steel, one of the first steel alloys.
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1940Died30 September 19401939Worthy of the CityAward1935Albert MedalAward1921John Fritz MedalAward1910Elliott Cresson MedalAward1891John Scott AwardAward1858Born28 November 1858
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He also invented silicon steel, initially for mechanical properties which have made the alloy a material of choice for springs and some fine blades, though it has also become important in electrical applications for its magnetic behaviour.
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United Kingdom
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Lived 1858 to 1940 · aged 81
