cast steel

Noun

Meaning

See Cast steel, under Steel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stainless steel carbon steel alloy steel tool steel austenitic steel quenched steel case-hardened steel spring steel hardened steel annealed steel forged steel ferritic steel martensitic steel normalized steel heat-treated steel
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Examples

Alfred enlarged the factory and fulfilled his long-cherished scheme to construct a breech-loading cannon of cast steel. Source: Internet

In the pursuit of a polished and thus slicker surface for a plough, he experimented with portions of saw blades and by 1837, he was making polished, cast steel ploughs. Source: Internet

Prospects were daunting: his father had spent a considerable fortune in the attempt to cast steel in large ingots, and to keep the works going the widow and family lived in extreme frugality. Source: Internet

In 1834, the Webster & Horsfal firm of Birmingham brought out a form of piano wire made from cast steel ; according to Dolge it was "so superior to the iron wire that the English firm soon had a monopoly." Source: Internet

In 1847 Krupp made his first cannon of cast steel. Source: Internet

Typically of cast steel, they can also be manufactured using riveted forms, and are equipped with rollers to allow the main cables to shift under construction and normal loads. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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