high-speed steel


noun
  1. an especially hard, heat-resistant steel for use in lathe tools and for other applications involving high friction and wear.

Origin of high-speed steel

1
First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby high-speed steel

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How to use high-speed steel in a sentence

  • The cutter a is a piece of high-speed steel beveled on the cutting end to produce a keen edge.

    Turning and Boring | Franklin D. Jones
  • The high-speed steel cutter is ground to take a side cut on the end of the bar.

    Turning and Boring | Franklin D. Jones
  • Molybdenum high-speed steel is more expensive than tungsten high-speed steel, but is said to wear better.

  • These are used in the manufacture of very hard steel, such as armour plate, and "high speed steel."

British Dictionary definitions for high-speed steel

high-speed steel

noun
  1. any of various steels that retain their hardness at high temperatures and are thus suitable for making tools used on lathes and other high-speed machines

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