Read More People of Steel: Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie Significant steel years 1864-1901 Financial player in steel in America Dying with the title “richest American”, charismatic and socially popular Andrew Carnegie [...] November 17, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Samuel Livingston Mather Samuel Livingston Mather Significant working years mid-1870s-early 1930s Expanded the iron operations in the Great Lakes region, specifically Cleveland Samuel Livingston Mather, Jr. was [...] November 10, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Alexander Lyman Holley Alexander Lyman Holley (significant steel working years mid 1850s-early 1880s) Brought the Bessemer process to the United States Alexander Lyman Holley moves our series [...] October 27, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Siemens and Martin Carl Wilhem Siemens & Pierre-Èmile Martin (significant steel contributions 1850s-1865) Our past couple of People of Steel posts focused on Bessemer with his crucible [...] October 20, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and Percy Gilchrist Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and Percy Gilchrist (significant working years 1875-1883) The Gilchrist-Thomas (or basic) method for processing iron, innovated by cousins Sidney Gilchrist Thomas [...] October 13, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Robert Mushet Robert Mushet (significant working years– late-1850s through early-1880s) First commercial steel alloy Robert Forester Mushet made several contributions to the iron and steel industry [...] October 6, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Henry Bessemer Henry Bessemer (significant steel working years mid-1850s through 1880s) Henry Bessemer’s main contribution to the steel industry was the Bessemer Converter and the Bessemer [...] September 29, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Henry Cort Henry Cort Inventor of the puddling method and iron rolling (significant working years 1780s) Henry Cort is given credit for discovering the puddling process [...] September 21, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Benjamin Huntsman Benjamin Huntsman Inventor of crucible steel method (1740) Benjamin Huntsman invented crucible steel with a more even composition and greater purity than previous methods. [...] September 15, 2023
Read More People of Steel: The Abraham Darbys The Abraham Darbys First ironmaster to successfully smelt iron ore with coke father (late 1700s-late 1710s), son (late 1750s-early 1760s), grandson (late 1760s-early 1790s) [...] September 7, 2023
Read More What Is Petcoke Used For? Petroleum coke, or Petcoke, is a solid, carbon-rich material similar to coal but with different properties. It is derived from oil refining, and it’s [...] November 9, 2022
Read More Why Is The World Currently Experiencing Nickel Shortages? Nickel is a valuable element found deep in the Earth. Many different industries need it to function, and the rise of electric vehicles has [...] June 9, 2022
Read More How to Identify Scrap Metal Scrap metal is a valuable part of production systems. Instead of mining for new resources each time new products need steel materials, you can [...] November 15, 2021
Read More Supporting Junior Achievement Junior Achievements On Friday August 6th, McCreath participated in a golf outing benefiting Junior Achievement sponsored by Cleveland Cliffs – Middletown, OH. We were [...] August 10, 2021
Read More Hydrogen Testing New McCreath Hydrogen Testing We have replaced our TC 600 with a new LECO ONH 836! McCreath can now provide Hydrogen analysis in addition [...] July 27, 2021
