| steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
Hawaiian guitar
steel guitar | guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect |
| steel | knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod |
| steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch |
| steel drum | a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum, has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin) |
| steel engraving | engraving on a steel plate |
| steel engraving | an impression taken from an engraved steel plate |
steel mill
steelworks
steel plant
steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
| steel plate | a plate of steel |
| steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
| steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
sword
blade brand
steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
| steel blue | a greyish blue color |
| steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
| steel company | a company that makes and sells steel |
| steel industry | the industry that makes steel and steel products |
| steel band | a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands) |
| ironworker | a person who makes articles of iron |
| steel production | making steel from pig iron |
| alloy steel | steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon |
| austenitic steel | steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures |
| case-hardened steel | steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal |
| steel | an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon, widely used in construction, mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range |
stainless steel
stainless
chromium steel | steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion |
| carbon steel | steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains |
| crucible steel | steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible |
Damascus steel
Damask steel | a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades |
steel wool
wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
| chisel steel | steel used in making chisels |
chrome-nickel steel
Elinvar | Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures |
| chrome-tungsten steel | a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten |
drill steel
drill rod | carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels |
| eutectoid steel | a steel that contains .% carbon (the eutectic point), a carbon steel with .% carbon is pure pearlite |
| hard steel | steel with more than .% carbon |
high-speed steel
hot-work steel | an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat, used to make metalutting tools |
| hyper-eutectoid steel | a steel that contains more than .% carbon |
| hypo-eutectoid steel | a steel that contains less that .% carbon |
iron blue steel grey
steel gray
Davy's grey
Davy's gray | slightly purplish or bluish dark grey |
manganese steel
austenitic manganese steel | a steel with a relatively large component (-%) of manganese, highly resistant to wear and shock |
| medium steel | steel with .-.% carbon |
mild steel
lowarbon steel
softast steel | steel with less than .% carbon |
| molybdenum steel | steel containing -% molybdenum, properties are similar to tungsten steel |
| nickel steel | an alloy steel containing nickel |
| oil-hardened steel | steel that is quenched in oil |
| quenched steel | steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it |
| structural steel | a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction |
| tool steel | alloy steel that is suitable for making tools, is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge |
tungsten steel
wolfram steel | a very hard heatesistant steel containing tungsten |
| vanadium steel | steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-temperature stability |
steel oneself against
steel onself for
brace oneself for
prepare for | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |