Edgar Collins Bain (September 14, 1891 – November 27, 1971) was an American
metallurgist
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys.
Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...
and member of the
National Academy of Sciences
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, who worked for the
US Steel
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Corporation of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked on the
alloying and
heat treatment of
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
;
Bainite is named in his honor.
He was born near
LaRue, Ohio to Milton Henry (of Scottish descent) and Alice Anne Collins Bain. He graduated with a B.S. from
Ohio State University in 1912. He received his M.S. in 1916 and his Ph.D. in 1919 both from Ohio State.
His written works include ''Functions of the Alloying Elements in Steel'', published by
ASM International.
He died on November 27, 1971 in
Edgeworth, Pennsylvania.
He was elected in 1923 a Fellow of the
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...
.
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References
External links
National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
American metallurgists
1891 births
1971 deaths
People from LaRue, Ohio
Ohio State University College of Engineering alumni
Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
Fellows of the American Physical Society
Fellows of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
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