Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manganese steel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: man-gane-se s-teel
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14%) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"During that period, the advantages of manganese steel, and of heat treatment by the sorbitic process, were advocated strongly on the Southern Area of that company."

Usage

Inflected Forms

manganese steels (plural)

Synonyms

austenitic manganese steel

Questions

What does manganese steel mean?: Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14%) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear.

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