manganese steel

American

noun

any of various steels containing manganese, especially one that has up to 14 percent manganese, used in work involving heavy strains and impacts.

manganese steel British

noun

any very hard steel containing manganese (11–14 per cent), used in dredger buckets, rock-crushers, railway points, etc

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Etymology

Origin of manganese steel

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Kryptonite New York 1210 Chain Lock: Protect your investment with 12-millimeter-thick manganese steel rings and a drill-resistant, disc-style cylinder lock.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2021

The head was fitted with blunt disks, seventeen inches wide, made of an obdurate alloy of manganese, steel, and chromium.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 15, 2008

If with manganese steel a bit of molybdenum is mixed, the alloyed steel is still harder.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today, 20 years later, with a crackerjack design in its pocket, Ordnance is delayed in getting production because it can't get enough manganese steel to make it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another series of experiments upon rails for the Finland lines made by the author in 1879-80 shows the high quality of manganese steel.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various

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