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'''Axel Gustaf Emanuel Hultgren''', (November 16, 1886 |
'''Axel Gustaf Emanuel Hultgren''', (November 16, 1886 – May 15, 1974) was a Swedish [[metallurgy|metallurgist]]. |
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Hultgren is perhaps most famous for his work on [[tungsten]] steels, and the transformation of [[Austenite]]. |
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Hultgren was born near [[Kalmar]], [[Sweden]] and studied metallurgy at the [[Royal Institute of Technology]] in Stockholm, Sweden. Following his MSc and some temporary positions in teaching, industry and a research visit in Berlin under Prof. H. Hanemann, Hultgren joined [[SKF]] bearing company in Gothenburg as a manager for the heat treatment and later as a metallurgist. In 1920 he published his monograph on tungsten steels. Later, in 1937 he became the first Metallography Professor at the Institute. |
Hultgren was born near [[Kalmar]], [[Sweden]] and studied metallurgy at the [[Royal Institute of Technology]] in Stockholm, Sweden. Following his MSc and some temporary positions in teaching, industry and a research visit in Berlin under Prof. H. Hanemann, Hultgren joined [[SKF]] bearing company in Gothenburg as a manager for the heat treatment and later as a metallurgist. In 1920 he published his monograph on tungsten steels. Later, in 1937 he became the first Metallography Professor at the Institute. |
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His focus was combine experimental methods and metallographic observation with theoretical reasoning, in a deductive way. |
His focus was to combine experimental methods and metallographic observation with theoretical reasoning, in a deductive way. |
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Hultgren was elected a member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences]] in 1930 and of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]] in 1945. |
Hultgren was elected a member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences]] in 1930 and of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]] in 1945. |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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*Hultgren, A., 1920, ''A metallographic study of tungsten steels'', John Wiley & Sons. |
*Hultgren, A., 1920, ''A metallographic study of tungsten steels'', John Wiley & Sons. |
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*Hultgren, A., 1947, Isothermal transformation of Austenite. '' |
*Hultgren, A., 1947, Isothermal transformation of Austenite. ''Transactions of the ASM, 39'', 915-989 |
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 16 November 2024
Axel Gustaf Emanuel Hultgren, (November 16, 1886 – May 15, 1974) was a Swedish metallurgist.
Hultgren was born near Kalmar, Sweden and studied metallurgy at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Following his MSc and some temporary positions in teaching, industry and a research visit in Berlin under Prof. H. Hanemann, Hultgren joined SKF bearing company in Gothenburg as a manager for the heat treatment and later as a metallurgist. In 1920 he published his monograph on tungsten steels. Later, in 1937 he became the first Metallography Professor at the Institute.
His focus was to combine experimental methods and metallographic observation with theoretical reasoning, in a deductive way.
Hultgren was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1930 and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1945.
References
[edit]- Erik Rudberg (1975). ”Axel Hultgren in memoriam”. Jernkontorets Annaler 159: 39-42.
Selected works
[edit]- Hultgren, A., 1920, A metallographic study of tungsten steels, John Wiley & Sons.
- Hultgren, A., 1947, Isothermal transformation of Austenite. Transactions of the ASM, 39, 915-989
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