tool steel
any of various high-carbon steels capable of being hardened and tempered to meet special requirements for machining, etc.
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How to use tool steel in a sentence
Two bits of tool steel are softened and turned on the lathe, one convex and the other concave.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard ThrelfallTake a bar of tool steel and cut it a little longer than the radius of curvature required.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard ThrelfallWhen the carbon percentage is high, the steel is called "high carbon" steel, and it is used in the shop as tool steel.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. ManlyPresently his friend Derec came to see him in the tool-steel cell in which he had been placed.
The Pirates of Ersatz | Murray Leinstertool steel should be held in a perpendicular position when it enters the water to cool all sides alike.
Farm Mechanics | Herbert A. Shearer
British Dictionary definitions for tool steel
any of various steels whose hardness and ability to retain a cutting edge make them suitable for use in tools for cutting wood and metal
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