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Mushet steel

Mushet steel noun: an early self-hardening tool steel of varying composition, having tungsten as the main alloying constituent, with lesser amounts of manganese and carbon.

Noun

Mushet steel (countable and uncountable, plural Mushet steels)

  1. An early self-hardening tool steel of varying composition, having tungsten as the main alloying constituent, with lesser amounts of manganese and carbon.

Forms of Mushet steel

pluralMushet steels

Origin of Mushet steel

Invented in 1868 by Robert Forester Mushet.

Questions about Mushet steel

What does Mushet steel mean?
Mushet steel means an early self-hardening tool steel of varying composition, having tungsten as the main alloying constituent, with lesser amounts of manganese and carbon.
What part of speech is Mushet steel?
Mushet steel is a noun.
What is the plural of Mushet steel?
The plural of Mushet steel is Mushet steels.

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