1912
Development of stainless, acid-resistant steels.
Stainless steel ship's propeller for the "Europa" at Hanover Fair in 1962, today on display in the grounds of Villa Hügel in Essen
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In 1908 Krupp begins production of electrical steel. In 1912 after intensive research the first stainless, acid-resistant steels are developed. NIROSTA and V2A quickly find a wide range of applications especially in the chemical and food processing industries, in medicine and the building trade. They are a byword for quality the world over. The spire of the Chrysler building completed in New York in 1929 is faced with panels of the new stainless steel.