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Stainless steel made its debut in the manufacturing industry in the early 20th century, however, initial applications revealed certain limitations despite its impressive strength. Driven by the need for higher performance at high temperatures, metalworkers began the search for alternative materials capable of offering more strength and better corrosion resistance, experimenting with various alloys, including nickel and chrome. These efforts led to the development of Superalloys, which guaranteed not only excellent stability but also mechanical strength, as well as corrosion and creep resistance at temperatures above 530 degrees Celsius. These materials thus contributed to the explosive development enjoyed in many fields, including building, between the 1940s and 1960s.

Fascinated by the incredible opportunities afforded by metallurgical innovation and encouraged by post-war market demand, in 1946, our founder, Gino Manstretta, decided to open his own company, GAMMA OFFICINE MECCANICHE. Besides commonplace iron fasteners, he also proposed a series of new products in stainless steel that would truly set him apart from his competitors. Manstretta called his company GAMMA OFFICINE MECCANICHE (Gamma Mechanical Machine Shops) inspired by GAMMA IRON(1), a material constituting the basis of several Superalloys, today known as Austenitic Stainless Steels.

(1) Gamma iron is an allotropic form of iron. It is a metallic, non-magnetic allotrope of iron. This gamma form of iron is found in the stainless steel most commonly used today: austenite.

Il fondatore, Gino Manstretta
The founder
Gino Manstretta
Chrysler building New-York
CHRYSLER TOWER, THE FIRST BUILDING IN THE WORLD MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL IN 1930

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