carbon steel

noun

steel owing its properties principally to its carbon content; ordinary, unalloyed steel.

Origin of carbon steel

First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for carbon steel

carbon steel

noun

steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains

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