Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alloy steel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: al-loy s-teel
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many steels whose alloy composition includes other elements besides the iron and carbon that all steels have, in order to improve the mechanical properties of the material.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The connecting rods are one-piece forgings of alloy steel with a copper/lead steel-backed bearing at the large end and a phosphor-bronze bush at the small end."

Usage

Inflected Forms

alloy steels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carbon steel

Questions

What does alloy steel mean?: Any of many steels whose alloy composition includes other elements besides the iron and carbon that all steels have, in order to improve the mechanical properties of the material.

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