Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

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Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

Japanese company

Also known as: Fusō Metal Industries, Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōgyō KK(Show More)

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Steel
…1980s scientists at the Japanese Sumitomo Metal Industries developed a steel containing nitrogen (a gas that constitutes three-quarters of the Earth’s atmosphere) in addition to carbon and several other additives. Very high strengths (over 900 megapascals) and excellent toughness can be achieved on formed parts with this inexpensive addition after…
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…1980s scientists at the Japanese Sumitomo Metal Industries developed a steel containing nitrogen (a gas that constitutes three-quarters of the Earth’s atmosphere) in addition to carbon and several other additives. Very high strengths (over 900 megapascals) and excellent toughness can be achieved on formed parts with this inexpensive addition after…
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Sumitomo Group
(Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōzan KK), Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōgyō KK), and Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Keikinzoku Kōgyō KK)—emerged from the first mining and smelting operation established in the late 16th century. Sumitomo Metal Mining, the descendent of the original company, was established in 1950. In…
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(Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōzan KK), Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Kinzoku Kōgyō KK), and Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Keikinzoku Kōgyō KK)—emerged from the first mining and smelting operation established in the late 16th century. Sumitomo Metal Mining, the descendent of the original company, was established in 1950. In…
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