machinery steel

American  

noun

1. low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.

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Example Sentences

The manufacturing of machinery, steel and other metals, and chemicals rose.

From Seattle Times

In a separate report, the Commerce Department said on Thursday that orders from businesses for industrial machinery, steel and other big-ticket items rose 0.9 percent in November, after a 0.2 percent increase in October.

From New York Times

The bars forming the shears may be either cold rolled iron or round machinery steel; they will require no labor except perhaps squaring up at the ends.

From Project Gutenberg

Heads made of these materials are not likely to warp, scale, or pit, as is sometimes the case when ordinary grades of machinery steel are used.

From Project Gutenberg

A chapter devoted to the different processes for case-hardening is also included, and special reference made to the adaptation of machinery steel for tools of various kinds, Fourth edition.

From Project Gutenberg