tool steel
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5.5
- noun
- /tuːl stiːl/
- Specialized
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acero para herramientas
- The high durability of tool steel makes it ideal for producing industrial-grade drill bits.
Examples
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The issue was my choice of steel for the sides, which seems to be some kind of eye hardening tool steel and it just won't wet at all.
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Here we have tool steel, high carbon steel used for cutting tools, etc.
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Within a week, the pattern was used to cast the tooling from A2 tool steel.
Academic text (1995) -
So now I have the design that I'm grinding drawn out on this piece of tool steel and I'm going to start to grind it.
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Now, the mechanic's facing not only a broken screw but a hardened tool steel extractor that's stuck fast.
Academic text (2002) -
Molten A2 tool steel was then poured into the mold to cast the tooling.
Academic text (1995) -
The blacksmith used tool steel to forge a new set of chisels that would hold a sharp edge.
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Manufacturers rely on tool steel for creating precision cutting tools that withstand heavy use.
How Hard
- Specialized
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7.5
- Specialized
1
5.3
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
2
3.5
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning ('steel used for making tools, i.e. a hard alloy suitable for cutting/retaining an edge') is directly inferable from 'tool' + 'steel.' The compositional pattern (material + intended use) is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Tool steel comes from putting tool and steel together: imagine metal made just to make tools so it can cut and stay sharp. That's why 'tool steel' means a very hard, tough steel used to make chisels, blades, and other tools.