alloy steel
Definitions
Any of many steels whose alloy composition includes other elements besides the iron and carbon that all steels have, in order to improve the mechanical properties of the material.
Examples
“The connecting rods are one-piece forgings of alloy steel with a copper/lead⟳ steel-backed bearing at the large end⟳ and a phosphor-bronze bush at the small end⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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