mild steel
Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels,…Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.
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Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.
Karbonstahl, Baustahl
мя́гкая стальmjáxkaja stalʹ, малоуглеро́дистая стальmalougleródistaja stalʹ
steel with less than 0.15% carbon
Forms
plural: mild steels| Singular | mild steel |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- steel with less than 0.15% carbon:low-carbon steelsoft-cast steel
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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