tungsten steel

noun

1. an alloy steel containing tungsten.

tungsten steel

noun

1. any of various hard steels containing tungsten (1–20 per cent) and traces of carbon. They are resistant to wear at high temperatures and are used in tools

Word History and Origins

Origin of tungsten steel¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The device has tungsten steel spikes to puncture the tyres of a vehicle before the net becomes tangled around the front wheels, bringing it to a halt.

From BBC

To cap it all, he would sink putts all day, usually by running the ball with conviction in the direction of the hole, and his nerve was made of tungsten steel.

From Reuters

Fire-sharpened metal chisels make way for tungsten steel and nylon mallets are used instead of wooden ones.

From BBC

Valves are tungsten steel, 115⁄16′′ inlets and 2′′ exhausts, two of each to each cylinder.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus we have nickel, chromium, and tungsten steel.

From Project Gutenberg