crucible steel

American  

noun

1. steel made in a crucible, especially a high-grade steel prepared by melting selected materials.

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crucible steel British  

noun

1. a high-quality steel made by melting wrought iron, charcoal, and other additives in a crucible

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Etymology

Origin of crucible steel

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Largest maker of crucible steel; important producer of electric alloy steel; 1928 net income $5,634,-000; per share, $7.06; operating chiefly in Pittsburgh area.

From Time Magazine Archive

Crystalline graphite is used principally in the manufacture of crucibles for the melting of brass, bronze, crucible steel, and aluminum.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

It was not a built-up gun, but depended on superior crucible steel for its strength.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert

Open hearth steel, crucible steel and blister steel, prior to this, had been the principal products, but were manufactured by processes too slow and too expensive to take the place of iron.

From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by Walker, James Herbert

A high quality crucible steel is suggested with about the following analysis: Carbon 0.75 per cent, manganese 0.25 per cent, silicon 0.15 per cent, sulphur 0.015 per cent, and phosphorus 0.015 per cent.

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