cast steel

American  

noun

1. any of various steels cast in molds to form objects.

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cast steel British  

noun

1. steel containing varying amounts of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, silicon, and sulphur that is cast into shape rather than wrought

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Other Word Forms

• cast-steel
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of cast steel

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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cast steel

And some customers who need costly precision-cut or cast steel want a close-by supplier in case they have to return a part for adjustments.

From Economist ● Jan. 28, 2016

But Richards grew tired of taking a hacksaw to cast steel, so he called up Chicago Roller Skate Company and proposed that the company send him the trucks already separated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Casting U.S. tank turrets and hulls, heretofore riveted or welded together from steel plate, gets rid of another traditional prejudice against cast steel: that it couldn't successfully be toughened by heating and quenching.

From Time Magazine Archive

This angle depends upon the nature of the material to be cut; the facets forming an angle one to the other of about 65° for cast steel and about 50° for gun metal or brass.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Much attention has been paid to the improvement of the mechanical details of the lifting and other motions of cranes, and in important installations the gearing is now usually made of cast steel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various