Robert Hadfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Hadfield

British metallurgist

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1858

Place of Birth: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1940

Profession: businessperson, engineer, metallurgist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Robert Abbott Hadfield, 1st Baronet FRS (28 November 1858 in Sheffield – 30 September 1940 in Surrey) was an English metallurgist, noted for his 1882 discovery of manganese steel, one of the first steel alloys.
He also invented silicon steel, initially for mechanical properties (patents in 1886) which have made the alloy a material of choice for springs and some fine blades, though it has also become important in electrical applications for its magnetic behaviour.