Meanings
nouncarbon steel (countable and uncountable, plural carbon steels)
plural carbon steels
- countableuncountableAny of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.
All springs for the engine and tender are of the laminated type with plates of carbon steel, which are secured in the spring buckles by a vertical centre rivet.
1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 186
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 碳鋼 /碳钢
- 碳鋼 /碳钢 (taan³ gong³)alloy of iron and carbon
Chinese Mandarin 碳鋼 /碳钢, 碳素鋼 /碳素钢
- 碳鋼 /碳钢 (tàngāng)alloy of iron and carbon
- 碳素鋼 /碳素钢 (tànsùgāng)alloy of iron and carbon
Finnish hiiliteräs
- hiiliteräsalloy of iron and carbon
French acier au carbone
- acier au carbonealloy of iron and carbon
German Karbonstahl, Carbonstahl
- Karbonstahlalloy of iron and carbon
- Carbonstahlalloy of iron and carbon
- C-Stahlalloy of iron and carbon
- Kohlenstoffstahlalloy of iron and carbon
Irish cruach charbóin
- cruach charbóinalloy of iron and carbon
Italian acciaio al carbonio
- acciaio al carbonioalloy of iron and carbon
Māori maitai waronui
- maitai waronuialloy of iron and carbon
Polish stal niestopowa
- stal niestopowaalloy of iron and carbon
Portuguese aço carbono
- aço carbonoalloy of iron and carbon
Spanish acero al carbón
- acero al carbónalloy of iron and carbon
Cite this entry
APA
carbon steel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20steel
MLA
“carbon steel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20steel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon steel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20steel.
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