Meanings
nounMushet steel (countable and uncountable, plural Mushet steels)
plural Mushet steels
- countableuncountableAn early self-hardening tool steel of varying composition, having tungsten as the main alloying constituent, with lesser amounts of manganese and carbon.
Origin
Invented in 1868 by Robert Forester Mushet.
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Mushet steel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mushet%20steel
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