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HOT-WORK STEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hot-work steel mean?
• HOT-WORK STEEL (noun)
The noun HOT-WORK STEEL has 1 sense:
1. an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
Familiarity information: HOT-WORK STEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
high-speed steel; hot-work steel
Hypernyms ("hot-work steel" is a kind of...):
tool steel (alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge)
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