Manganese is usually added to most modern steels because of its powerful ability to combine with sulfur, producing a compound with a higher melting point than iron sulfide also called Hadfield steel after its British inventor, Sir Robert Hadfield, in 1882.
Manganese is usually added to most modern steels because of its powerful ability. This was to combine with sulfur, producing a compound with a higher melting point than iron sulfide also called Hadfield steel after its British inventor in 1882. Sir Robert Hadfield is its British inventor.