crucible steel

noun

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

Origin of crucible steel

First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby crucible steel

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use crucible steel in a sentence

crucible steel may also be made by placing crude steel in the crucibles in place of the iron.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. Manly
They may be either Bessemer, open-hearth, or crucible steel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 | Various
It was not a built-up gun, but depended on superior crucible steel for its strength.
Artillery Through the Ages | Albert Manucy
All made of the finest quality crucible steel, carefully tempered, ground and polished, by the latest improved process.
The Boston Cooking-School Magazine (Vol. XV, No. 2, Aug.-Sept., 1910) | Various
crucible steel: All tools are made from crucible cast steel.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals | Charles Conrad Sleffel

British Dictionary definitions for crucible steel

crucible steel

noun

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

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

Browse