Breakthroughs
1903
The Wright brothers prove the feasibility of their heavier-than-air maiden flight at Kitty Hawk, NC with engine components from Carpenter Technology specialty steels
1908
Locomobile racer Old 16 becomes the first American car to win the Vanderbilt Cup with Carpenter Technology steel
1927
The Spirit of St. Louis completes the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean with Carpenter Technology steel in its motor
1941
Carpenter Technology invents the first “Rustless Steel;” 303 Stainless
1969
Apollo 11 lands the first manned mission on the moon with Carpenter Technology alloys on board
1984
The Statue of Liberty undergoes restoration. Armatures supporting the statue’s shell are replaced with 9,000 pounds of stainless steel donated from Carpenter Technology
1993
On request, Carpenter Technology develops the ultra-high strength alloy AerMet® 100 for arrester hooks to aid Navy aircraft landing on carrier decks
1996
The US Olympic fencing team competes in the Atlanta Summer Games with Carpenter’s NiMark® 300 in their equipment
2005
The CERN Large Hadron Collider cryodipole includes austenitic stainless end-caps from Carpenter Technology
2015
Kyle Busch wins the NASCAR Sprint Car Championship with Carpenter Technology material for high-performance parts made through Joe Gibbs Racing
2019
Carpenter Technology opens the Emerging Technology Center in Athens, Alabama to further advance next-generation technologies focused on additive manufacturing and soft-magnetic electrification