Meanings
nounmild steel (countable and uncountable, plural mild steels)
plural mild steels
- countableuncountableAny of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 軟鋼 /软钢
- 軟鋼 /软钢 (ruǎngāng)kind of steel
Finnish pehmeä teräs
- pehmeä teräskind of steel
French acier au carbone
- acier au carbonekind of steel
German Karbonstahl, Baustahl
- Karbonstahlkind of steel
- Baustahlkind of steel
Italian acciaio dolce
- acciaio dolcekind of steel
Māori maitai waroiti
- maitai waroitikind of steel
Polish stal miękka
- stal miękkakind of steel
Russian мя́гкая сталь, малоуглеро́дистая сталь
- мя́гкая сталь (mjáxkaja stalʹ)kind of steel
- малоуглеро́дистая сталь (malougleródistaja stalʹ)kind of steel
Spanish acero al carbono, acero de construcción
- acero al carbonokind of steel
- acero de construcciónkind of steel
Cite this entry
APA
mild steel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mild%20steel
MLA
“mild steel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mild%20steel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mild steel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mild%20steel.
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