tungsten steel
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- noun
- /ˈtʌŋstən stiːl/
- Specialized
:
acero de tungsteno
- Welding requires the use of tungsten steel rods for strong and reliable joints in metal fabrication.
Examples
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Many industrial tools are manufactured from tungsten steel due to its exceptional hardness and durability.
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Then you can get behind 'em with some reinforced tungsten steel... you can get it around 'em and...
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Halfway down the spout area is a set of six tungsten steel bars called a grizzly, which catch all the rocks too large to make it through the funnel mouth to safe haulage.
Fiction book (1992) -
The technician used a blade made of tungsten steel to cut through tough materials with precision.
Synonyms
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A strong hard metal used to build things like bridges and buildings
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Hard strong steel used to make blades and parts that stay sharp
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A very hard metal used for cutting tools that stays hard when hot
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Steel that has other metals added to make it stronger and resist rust
A very hard metal used for tools that contains tungsten and resists heat
Very hard, strong steel used for tools and machine parts that resists wear
A type of metal that stays hard at high temperatures used to make cutting tools like drills
A strong metal made with chromium and tungsten that resists heat and wear
A hard strong metal used to make chisels and other cutting tools
How Hard
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'tungsten' modifies 'steel' to indicate steel that contains or is alloyed with tungsten; a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is a type of steel with the properties of tungsten (hard, heat‑resistant). The compositional pattern (material + base material) is regular and common cross‑linguistically, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
The name tungsten steel comes from adding the very hard metal tungsten to steel. The metal's name may come from old words meaning 'heavy stone', and because this mix keeps edges sharp and can stand very high heat, tungsten steel means a very hard, heat-resistant material used for cutting tools.