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tool steel

American  

noun

  1. any of various high-carbon steels capable of being hardened and tempered to meet special requirements for machining, etc.


tool steel British  

noun

  1. any of various steels whose hardness and ability to retain a cutting edge make them suitable for use in tools for cutting wood and metal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 18-year-old high school senior from nearby Marion Center was milling a piece of tool steel to a 45-degree angle one recent afternoon in a machining laboratory here.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2022

Other, less severe quotas were imposed for rod and tool steel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since then, the foreigners have increased the percentage of stainless steel, tool steel and other high-priced products in their shipments.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hefty Andy Langhammer, head of Chrysler's Amplex Division, announced that his workmen were making tool steel from soft iron rust.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is possible to harden the surface of tool steel extremely hard and yet leave its inner core soft and tough for strength, by a process similar to case-hardening and known as "pack-hardening."

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

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