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chromium steel

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noun

  1. another name for chrome steel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The gas torch was made of nickel chromium steel in three parts - handle, plate and fire pipe screwed together.

From BBC May 18, 2011

Fad-hungry interior decorators pounced on its chromium steel chairs and glass-topped tables.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Frozen Gate was like a huge stopper in a bottle, made of chromium steel.

From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various

He concluded, as he sat on the edge of his bed that night, rubbing them between his fingers, that they could be nothing but particles of keenly-tempered chromium steel.

From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various

The term alloy steel, from the steel maker's point of view, refers largely to nickel and chromium steel or a combination of both.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

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