nickel steel

noun

steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.

Origin of nickel steel

First recorded in 1890–95

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Historical Examples of nickel steel

In nickel-steel there is promise of a very perfect material.
Yachting Vol. 1
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To the lower surface of the hammer was attached a nickel-steel die.
White Fire
Roy J. Snell
From these bridges a series of nickel-steel wicket girders could be let down.
The Panama Canal
J. Saxon Mills
Nickel-steel armor consists of plates made from an alloy of nickel and steel.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891
Various
Thus it has been proved that in annealed cobalt and in nickel-steel there is no Villari reversal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3
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British Dictionary definitions for nickel steel

nickel steel

noun

engineering steel containing between 0.5 and 6.0 per cent nickel to increase its strength

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