soft-cast steel
- noun
- Specialized
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- Engineers chose soft-cast steel for the frame to ensure it could be shaped without cracking.
Examples
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Because of its low carbon content, soft-cast steel is often used in applications requiring easy welding.
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The factory specializes in the production of soft-cast steel for delicate machinery parts.
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The engineer recommended using soft-cast steel for the project.
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Is soft-cast steel suitable for outdoor structures?
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Due to its low carbon content, soft-cast steel can be easily molded into various shapes for industrial products.
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Manufacturers prefer soft-cast steel when making components that need to be easily welded without breaking.
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The workshop uses soft-cast steel to create intricate designs for automotive parts due to its malleability.
Synonyms
A kind of metal with little carbon that is soft and easy to shape
Steel with little carbon that is soft and easy to shape and weld
Antonyms
- Specialized
Steel with more carbon that is very strong and not easy to bend, often used for tools and blades
How Hard
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
10
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
soft-cast + steel
This is a straightforward adjectival compound: 'soft-cast' (readable as soft + cast) modifies 'steel', so a learner who knows 'soft', 'cast' and 'steel' can infer it refers to steel that is relatively soft/easy to shape. The technical detail about carbon content is domain-specific, but the basic compositional meaning is predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Soft-cast steel may come from the simple image of soft meaning not hard and cast meaning poured into a mold. It refers to steel with low carbon that is 'easy to shape' and weld, so the name helps you remember it means metal you can form without cracking.