high-speed steel
an especially hard, heat-resistant steel for use in lathe tools and for other applications involving high friction and wear.
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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. JonesThe high-speed steel cutter is ground to take a side cut on the end of the bar.
Turning and Boring | Franklin D. JonesMolybdenum 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."
The Boy's Book of New Inventions | Harry E. Maule
British Dictionary definitions for high-speed steel
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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