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tungsten steel
noun
- an alloy steel containing tungsten.
tungsten steel
noun
- any of various hard steels containing tungsten (1–20 per cent) and traces of carbon. They are resistant to wear at high temperatures and are used in tools
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tungsten steel1
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Example Sentences
Magneto field magnets are always made of tungsten steel alloy, so treated that it will retain its magnetism for lengthy periods.
These high values render hardened tungsten-steel particularly suitable for the manufacture of permanent magnets.
Like manganese steel, tungsten steel retains its temper even when heated to high temperatures.
The valves are constructed of hardened tungsten steel, the heads and stems being made from one piece.
Valves are tungsten steel, 115⁄16′′ inlets and 2′′ exhausts, two of each to each cylinder.
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