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P. H. Kutar

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Mr. P. H. Kutar graduated from the Bombay University, taking his B.A. in 1919 and B.Sc. in 1920 with first class honours in Physics and Chemistry. He was appointed a fellow of the Wilson College and was for some time a lecturer in Physics in that institution. In 1921 he obtained scholarships from the Gimi Trust and the Patel Trust for higher studies in the United States and joined the Pittsburgh University. After receiving his degree in Metallurgical Engineering he got his M.S. degree in Metallurgy for which he submitted a thesis on "Physical properties and micro-structures of Steel Wires of different compositions." This investigation was carried out under the auspices of the Pittsburgh Tool Steel Wire Co. Later on he worked with Dr. S. L. Goodale on Non-metallic Inclusions in Iron and Steel and made an exhaustive investigation of existing mettallographic knowledge on the subject. In 1925 he joined the Tata Iron & Steel Co. as a Metallurgical Investigator in the Rolling Mills. He was the first Indian Shift Foreman to be appointed in the Rolling Mills. Mr. Kutar then earned one promotion after another and became successively Assistant Superintendent of the Rolling Mills East in 1930; Superintendent of these Mills in 1933, Assistant General Superintendent (Mills) in 1937, Assistant General Superintendent (General) in 1940 and General Superintendent in 1941. Mr. Kutar was the Vice-President of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India during 1942-43.

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P. H. Kutar

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The Indian steel industry had confined itself up to the thirties to the manufacture of ordinary plain carbon steel, chiefly for structural materials for home consumption and rails for the requirement of Indian Railways. The manufacture of high-quality alloy and tool steels was practically non-existant, excepting small scale attempts by some steel makers for their own Works requirements. Just about fifteen years ago, when the steel industry in India had established itself, did it begin to look around and put in serious efforts lo try to get its rightful share of the special alloy steel market that was growing space. The impetus to embark on the manufacture of a suitable alloy structural steel presented itself when the project for the construction of the new Howrah Bridge was undertaken. Tatas rose to the occasion by producing 'Tiscrom', which is a low-alloy high-tensile structural steel about 17,000 tons of which was incorporated in the construction of the new Howrah Bridge. With the advent of low alloy high-tensile steel, began the development of another alloy steel, 'Tiscor', which is particularly resistant to corrosion and abrasion, and is of a sufficiently higher yield strength to enable rail-road engineers to design railway cars, trucks etc. of much lighter construction, where the hauling of dead weight is a detrimental factor.

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