Hans von Kantzow
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Hans von Kantzow was a mountain engineer and industry man, managing director and CEO at Bultfabriks AB in Hallstahammar 1918–1957. Von Kantzow is known to have invented the steel alloy Kanthal
. In 1931 AB Kanthal was founded for the exploitation of the invention.
Kanthal
Kanthal is the trademark for a family of iron-chromium-aluminium alloys used in a wide range of resistance and high-temperature applications. Kanthal FeCrAl alloys consist of mainly iron, chromium and aluminium . The first Kanthal FeCrAl alloy was developed by Hans von Kantzow in Hallstahammar,...
. In 1931 AB Kanthal was founded for the exploitation of the invention.