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Stellite

/ ˈstɛlaɪt /

noun

  1. any of various alloys containing cobalt, chromium, carbon, tungsten, and molybdenum: characteristically very hard and wear-resistant, they are used as castings or hard surface-coatings
“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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Example Sentences

That which bears the poetic name of star-stone, stellite, is composed of chromium, cobalt and tungsten in varying proportions.

Stellite keeps a hard cutting edge and gets tougher as it gets hotter.

The following additional references may be useful: Stellite alloys in Jour.

He pivoted on his heels and rose in a single flowing motion, stellite blade ready for instant action.

The blind man moaned and jerked as he felt the bite of stellite upon his fetters.

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