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mild steel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
mild s-teel
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

mild steels (plural)

Phrases

alloy steel carbon steel cast steel spring steel tool steel black iron cast iron pig iron

Frequently Paired Words

alloy steel carbon steel cast steel spring steel tool steel black iron cast iron pig iron

Synonyms

low-carbon steel soft-cast steel

Questions

What does mild steel mean?
Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.

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