Bessemer steel
() Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal |
Cast steel
() See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Deposit
(n.) To lay down |
Deposit
(n.) To lay up or away for safe keeping |
Deposit
(n.) To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping |
Deposit
(n.) To lay aside |
Deposit
(v. t.) That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down |
Deposit
(v. t.) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. |
Deposit
(v. t.) That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping |
Deposit
(v. t.) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. |
Deposit
(v. t.) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing. |
Deposit
(v. t.) A place of deposit |
Facing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Face |
Facing
(n.) A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose |
Facing
(n.) A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection. |
Facing
(n.) The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material so used. |
Facing
(n.) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. |
Facing
(n.) The collar and cuffs of a military coat |
Facing
(n.) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about |
Steel
(n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. |
Steel
(n.) An instrument or implement made of steel |
Steel
(n.) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. |
Steel
(n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. |
Steel
(n.) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. |
Steel
(n.) Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness |
Steel
(n.) A chalybeate medicine. |
Steel
(n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel |
Steel
(n.) To make hard or strong |
Steel
(n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. |
Steel
(n.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
Welding
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weld |