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high-speed steel

noun

  1. an especially hard, heat-resistant steel for use in lathe tools and for other applications involving high friction and wear.


high-speed steel

noun

  1. any of various steels that retain their hardness at high temperatures and are thus suitable for making tools used on lathes and other high-speed machines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-speed steel1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

Most of the grains that are used in foods like breakfast cereals, corn chips and crackers are milled by high-speed steel rollers.

The ship, called the Freedom, is 378 feet long and has a high-speed steel hull that allows it to travel about 50 mph.

Molybdenum high-speed steel is more expensive than tungsten high-speed steel, but is said to wear better.

The cutter a is a piece of high-speed steel beveled on the cutting end to produce a keen edge.

For annealing high-speed steel, some makers recommend using ground mica, charcoal, lime, fine dry ashes or lake sand as a packing in the annealing boxes.

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