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

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)

In 1862 he exhibited in London an ingot of finest crucible steel weighing twenty-one tons.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

This melting practice is still in use for crucible steel, and will be described further on page 4.

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

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)