mild steel

American  

noun

1. low-carbon steel, containing no more than 0.25 percent carbon.

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mild steel British  

noun

1. any of a class of strong tough steels that contain a low quantity of carbon (0.1–0.25 per cent)

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Etymology

Origin of mild steel

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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mild steel

Mataga buys cast iron for $0.15 per kg and mild steel $0.22 per kg from scavengers.

From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2022

It was made of mild steel instead of corrosion-resistant copper nickel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2019

With a shortage of armoured versions, US soldiers in Iraq improvised their own protection, not least on the pick-up variant, sandwiching sandbags between ply or bolting on mild steel.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2015

Depicting Edward I, the mild steel structure was lifted by crane.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2012

Material of Boilers.—In ordinary land boilers and in marine boilers of all types the plates and stays are almost invariably made of mild steel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various