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carbon steel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
car-bon s-teel
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

carbon steels (plural)

Phrases

mild steel

Frequently Paired Words

mild steel stainless steel alloy steel

Questions

What does carbon steel mean?
Any of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.

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