Meanings
plural manganese steels
- countableuncountableCast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14%) of manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly resistant to wear.
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.
1952 February, “Chromium and Sorbitic Steel Rails”, in Railway Magazine, page 73
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock
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