Definition of steels Steels
/stiˈlz/ - [steelz] - steels
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Wiktionary 
- steels (Noun)
Plural of steel.
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| steel - an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range | ||
| alloy, metal a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" | ||
| alloy steel steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon | ||
| austenitic steel steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures | ||
| case-hardened steel steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal | ||
| carbon steel steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains | ||
| crucible steel steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible | ||
| damascus steel, damask steel a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades | ||
| chisel steel steel used in making chisels | ||
| hard steel steel with more than 0.3% carbon | ||
| medium steel steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon | ||
| low-carbon steel, mild steel, soft-cast steel steel with less than 0.15% carbon | ||
| pearlite a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron | ||
| quenched steel steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it | ||
| steel - knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod | ||
| steel - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | ||
| sword, blade, brand | ||
| weapon system, weapon, arm any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" | ||
| backsword a sword with only one cutting edge | ||
| blade the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge | ||
| broadsword a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab | ||
| cavalry sword, saber, sabre a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back | ||
| cutlas, cutlass a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors | ||
| falchion a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | ||
| fencing sword a sword used in the sport of fencing | ||
| foible the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip | ||
| forte the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible | ||
| haft, helve the handle of a weapon or tool | ||
| hilt the handle of a sword or dagger | ||
| rapier, tuck a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges | ||
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| steel - cover, plate, or edge with steel | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| steel - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant | ||
| nerve | ||
| brace, poise support by bracing | ||
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Wiktionary
- steel (Noun)
A metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon, harder than pure elemental iron but malleable when hot. - steel (Noun)
A sword. - steel (Noun)
A type of slide used in the practice of steel guitar . - steel (Noun)
Hardness; strength in adversity; mettle. - steel (Verb)
To harden. - steel (Verb)
To cover with steel. - steel (Verb)
To hone with a honing steel.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- steel (n.)
A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. - steel (n.)
An instrument or implement made of steel - steel (n.)
A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. - steel (n.)
An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. - steel (n.)
A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. - steel (n.)
Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor. - steel (n.)
A chalybeate medicine. - steel (n.)
To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. - steel (n.)
To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate. - steel (n.)
Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. - steel (n.)
To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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steel
Any of various alloys based on iron containing carbon (usually 0.1-0.7 per cent) and often small quantities of other elements such as phosphorus, sulphur, manganese, chromium, and nickel. Steels exhibit a variety of properties, such as strength, machinability, malleability, etc., depending on their composition and the way they have been treated.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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steel
stēl, n. iron combined in varying proportions with carbon for making edged tools: any instrument or weapon of steel: an instrument of steel for sharpening knives on: a strip of steel for stiffening a corset: a piece of steel for striking fire from a flint: extreme hardness: a chalybeate medicine.—adj. made of steel: hard, unfeeling.—v.t. to overlay or edge with steel: to harden: to make obdurate.—adj. Steel′-clad, clad with steel-mail.—ns. Steel′-engraving, the art of engraving pictures on steel plates from which impressions may be taken, the impression or print so taken; Steel′iness, state of being steely, great hardness; Steel′ing, the welding of a steel edge on a cutting instrument; Steel′-pen, a pen-nib made of steel; Steel′-plate, a plate of steel: a plate of polished steel on which a design is engraved, the print taken from such.—adj. Steel′-plāt′ed, plated with steel.—n.pl. Steel′-toys, small articles of steel as buttons, buckles, &c.—n. Steel′-ware, articles made of steel collectively.—adj. Steel′y, made of steel: steel-like. [A.S. stýle; Ger. stahl.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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steel
A compound of iron with carbon. The carbon may range from a few hundredths of one per cent. up to two per cent. For magnets, tool steel drawn to a straw color or a little lower is good. All shaping and filing should be done before magnetization.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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steel
See ORDNANCE, METALS FOR.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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steel
The house of correction.
Wikipedia 
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Steel is a mixture of several metals (this is called an alloy) but most of it is iron. Steel is harder and stronger than iron.
Steels are often iron alloys with between 0.02% and 1.7% percent carbon by weight; alloys with higher carbon than this are known as cast iron. Steel is different from wrought iron, that has little or no carbon.
There are some newer steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials.
Making steel.
Steel has a long history. People in India and Sri Lanka were making steel by hand more than 1,500 years ago. It was very expensive and was often used to make swords and knives. In the Middle Ages steel could be made only in small amounts since the processes were slow and took a long time.
In the time since, there have been many changes to the way steel is made. In about the year 1610 steel started to be made in England, and the way it was made got better and cheaper over the next 100 years. Cheap steel was a help in the start of the Industrial Revolution in England and in Europe. The first industrial process for making cheap steel was Bessemer process, followed by Siemens-Martin open-hearth process. Today the most common way of making steel is the basic oxygen steelmaking. It uses a large turnip-shaped vessel called "converter". Liquid raw iron called "pig iron" is poured in and some scrap metal is added in to balance the heat. Oxygen is then blown in the iron. It will burn off any remaining carbon and other impurities. Then enough carbon is add
