Cui Kun

Academic Titles
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, HUST
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Member of the Academic Committee, HUST
Councilman of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
Consultant of China Die & Mold Association
Educational Background
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 1948
M.E. Harbin Institute of Technology, 1951-1954
Advanced studies, Moscow Institute of Steel, 1958
Contributions
Developed a series of new molding steel with high performances and made several contributions to the localization of mould materials and the development of the new steel types in China
Researched an alloy theory of steel, the new mould steel and metal pottery; sponsored the research and development of many kinds of new mould steel, two of which have been confirmed to meet the national tool steel standard "GB1299-85"
Honors & Award
National May 1st Labor Medal
“High-ductility free-cutting plastic mould steel” Award
“Free-cutting precision mould steel” Award
“Niobium-containing matrix steel” Invention Award
Publications
Over 240 dissertations in different academic periodicals
Sponsored the compilation of the trial teaching book of Steel Materials and Non-Ferrous Metal Materials published by Mechanical Industry Publishing House in 1981