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carbon steel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: steel, metal, material

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noun

Meaning 2

steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: steel

Narrower terms: drill steel, drill rod, eutectoid steel, hyper-eutectoid steel, hypo-eutectoid steel

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 碳鋼 /碳钢 (taan3 gong3) — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳鋼 /碳钢 (tàngāng) — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳素鋼 /碳素钢 (tànsùgāng) — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Finnish: hiiliteräs — alloy of iron and carbon
  • French: acier au carbone — alloy of iron and carbon
  • German: Karbonstahl — alloy of iron and carbon
  • German: Carbonstahl — alloy of iron and carbon
  • German: C-Stahl — alloy of iron and carbon
  • German: Kohlenstoffstahl — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Irish: cruach charbóin — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Italian: acciaio al carbonio — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Māori: maitai waronui — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Portuguese: aço carbono — alloy of iron and carbon
  • Spanish: acero al carbón — alloy of iron and carbon