- soft-cast steel by WordNet
nounSteel with less than 0. 15% carbon.synonyms: mild steel, low-carbon steel
- high-speed steel by Courtney Castro
Alloy of steel introduced in 1900. It doubled or trebled the capacities of machine shops by permitting the operation of machine tools at twice or three times the speeds possible with carbon steel (which loses its cutting edge when the ...
- mild steel by WordNet
nounSteel with less than 0. 15% carbon.synonyms: low-carbon steel, soft-cast steel
- crucible process by Monica Craig
Technique for producing cast or tool steel. It was invented in Britain C. 1740 by Benjamin Huntsman, who heated small pieces of carbon steel in a closed fireclay crucible placed in a coke fire. This was the first process used in Europe in which the temperature (2,900°F, or 1,600°C) was high enough to melt the steel, producing a homogeneous metal of uniform ...