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manganese steel
noun
- any of various steels containing manganese, especially one that has up to 14 percent manganese, used in work involving heavy strains and impacts.
manganese steel
noun
- any very hard steel containing manganese (11–14 per cent), used in dredger buckets, rock-crushers, railway points, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manganese steel1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
The alloy ferromanganese is also used in the production of special manganese steels.
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Below 2 per cent manganese steel low in carbon is very ductile and tough steel.
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A manganese steel of 11 to 14 per cent. is too hard to be machined.
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Another series of experiments upon rails for the Finland lines made by the author in 1879-80 shows the high quality of manganese steel.
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Silicon steel and manganese steel are sometimes classed as alloy steels.
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