Chromium steel -- similar to what we know today as tool steel -- was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Chromium steel - similar to what we know today as tool steel - was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Chromium is used to make tool steel or stainless steel, and it’s thought to have been invented around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Archaeologists have now discovered that Persians ...

U.S. Steel agreed Monday to pay nearly $900,000 to settle a complaint filed after one of the company’s plants spilled toxic chromium into a Lake Michigan tributary last year. The Pittsburgh ...

Steel mills and chrome plating operations are major industrial sources of hexavalent chromium, which testing nationwide shows already is routinely found in the water supplies of more than 200 ...

Chromium steel, commonly referred to as stainless steel, is thought to be a recent manufacturing innovation, but new evidence suggests ancient Persians stumbled upon an early version of this alloy ...

But one shouldn’t confuse rust-resistant with rust-proof. In certain cases, stainless steel can develop rust. If the chromium content is low, or if the material is exposed to chlorine or saltwater, ...

Chromium steel is now known to have been first manufactured in Persia. And most amazing of all, this material was made almost a thousand years earlier than first thought.

Stainless steel, as the name suggests, is designed to resist rust. Its durability comes from a special ingredient: chromium. Steel becomes "stainless" when at least 10.5% of its composition ...

We're familiar with chromium from everyday applications such as chromium steel in the kitchen or chrome-plated motorcycles. Soon, however, the element may also be found in the screens of ...

We’re familiar with chromium from everyday applications such as chromium steel in the kitchen or chrome-plated motorcycles. Soon, however, the element may also be found in the screens of ubiquitous ...