nickel steel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nickel steel
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Cylinders of this engine are of nickel steel machined all over and carry water-jackets of spun copper which are attached to the cylinders by brazing.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
A peculiarity of the construction of the motor is that nickel steel is used throughout.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
On the high land between Point Lobos and Fort Point are two 12-inch and two 10-inch rifles in Grueson turrets, the armor consisting of eighteen inches of Harveyized nickel steel.
From Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 by Various
With a view of testing the expansion of nickel steel, experiments have been carried out by allowing measuring rods to remain in warm water for some hours, according to The Iron and Coal Trades Review.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various
Made of nickel steel, U bars, screwed together so as to take the pieces rapidly.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
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