Chromium is a common addition to alloys to make materials like tool steel or stainless steel, and it’s long been thought to have been invented around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But now, ...

Geddes, N.Y. – Raymond Guilfoyle went to work at the Crucible steel plant in Geddes after graduating from St. Patrick’s High School in 1941. Three of his great-uncles had also worked there. Except for ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – These are dark days for the century-old Crucible mill known for forging high-strength steel for car parts, tools and knives. In any given week, up to two-thirds of its 170-person ...