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See Cast steel, under Steel.
Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.
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a.
Made of steel; consisting of steel.
imp. & p. p.
of Steel
n.
An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.
n.
A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.
n.
A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.
n.
The quality of being steely.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Steel
a.
Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.
n.
A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon.
n.
To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel.
n.
An instrument or implement made of steel
n.
One who points, edges, or covers with steel.
n.
The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v.
n.
A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol.
n.
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
n.
A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel.
n.
To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax.
n.
Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities.
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