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Plural of steel

regular plural

The plural of steel is steels.

Forms of steel

Singularsteel /stiːl/
Pluralsteels
Countablecountable and uncountable

Steels in a sentence

  • Different formulations and manufacturing methods produce steels with a spectrum of characteristics, including yield strength.2024 March 23, “Yield Strength of Steel: A Comprehensive Guide”, in Unionfab, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2026
  • I suppose the bullet must have struck the steels in my corsets.1904 February 22, Daily Chron, 5 4
  • Steels used in salt water typically require a pitting resistance equivalent number of at least 40.From the entry pitting resistance equivalent number
  • Martempering is conducted on certain alloy, cast, tool, and stainless steels.2008, “Chapter 11: Heat Treatment of Steel”, in Flake C. Campbell, editor, Elements of Metallurgy and Engineering Alloys, ASM…. From the entry martempering
  • Alloy steels generally are more adaptable than carbon steels to martempering.2008, “Chapter 11: Heat Treatment of Steel”, in Flake C. Campbell, editor, Elements of Metallurgy and Engineering Alloys, ASM…. From the entry martempering

Meaning of steel

  1. noun An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
  2. noun Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
  3. noun A piece used for striking sparks from flint or ferrocerium.

Full definition of steel

Questions about the plural of steel

What is the plural of steel?
The plural of steel is steels.
Is steel countable?
Steel is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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