Edgar Bain

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Edgar Collins Bain ( September 14, 1891 - November 27, 1971 ) was an American metallurgist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences .

He worked for the US Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh ( Pennsylvania ) and did research in the field of alloying and heat treatment of steels . The structure of bainite is named after him. In 1923 he became a Fellow of the American Physical Society .

literature

  • Edgar C. Bain: Functions of the Alloying Elements in Steel . American Society for Metals (ASM), 1939, ( PDF )
  • James B. Austen: A biographical memoir . National Academy of Sciences, 1978, ( PDF )
personal data
SURNAME Bain, Edgar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bain, Edgar C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American metallurgist
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1891
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1971