Gerhart Tschorn

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Gerhart Tschorn (born November 25, 1901 in Ratibor ; † January 15, 1975 in Magdeburg ) was a German engineer and scientist .

Life

Gerhart Tschorn was born in Ratibor and attended high school there until 1920. In 1925 he completed a degree in iron and steel technology at the Friedrichs-Polytechnikum in Köthen , where he then worked as a scientific assistant at the Hüttenmännisches Institut. Between 1927 and 1935 he worked at the Junkers Aircraft and Engine Works Research Center in Dessau . From 1935 to 1945 he was head of the materials testing and acceptance department at the Junkers factory in Magdeburg.

Tschorn, chief engineer since 1942, became chief engineer of the Soviet Navy Ministry in 1947 and took over the technical management of the father foundry in Magdeburg until 1948. His work focused on the development and industrial introduction of modern material testing methods , especially in the foundry and forging industries . Under international observation, he developed the grinding spark test as a rapid method for checking for metal mix-ups . He also introduced other rapid test methods for the authentication and analysis of molten steel using two-meter grid spectrography and vacuum spectrometry. He also did pioneering work in the areas of ultrasonic testing for structure identification (1956) and gamma defectoscopy with radioactive isotopes (from 1956).

Tschorn is the author of several publications on his areas of expertise.

Works

  • Material testing in the iron and steel foundry (Halle, 1933)
  • Qualification for materials testing (physics) (Langensalza, 1942)
  • Material testing and operational monitoring in the iron and steel foundry (Halle, 1951)
  • Qualification for material testers (Leipzig, 1953)
  • Practical calculations and operating figures for the foundry man (Halle, 1957)
  • Grinding spark atlas for steels (Leipzig, 1961)
  • Spark atlas of steels (Oxford, 1963)

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personal data
SURNAME Tschorn, Gerhart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer and scientist
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Ratibor
DATE OF DEATH 15th January 1975
Place of death Magdeburg