Phrase Hound found 145 phrases and 68 compound words that contain steel. The most common are listed below. Open steel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 145
- stainless steelAny of a class of steels that resist corrosion; they are all alloys of iron, chromium, and carbon, and most also contain certain other elements as well (such as molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, or others).
- carbon steelAny of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.
- Man of SteelA moniker for Superman, the fictional superhero.
- mild steelAny of various steels having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering them softer and more malleable and ductile.
- steel guitarA method of playing slide guitar using a steel (a kind of slide).
- alloy steelAny of many steels whose alloy composition includes other elements besides the iron and carbon that all steels have, in order to improve the mechanical properties of the material.
- steel squareA tool used to measure out right angles.
- ring of steelA form of civil protection (using closed-circuit television, control zones and restricted access) that effectively seals off city centres and financial districts; used in Northern Ireland and the City.
- structural steelAny of various grades of steel used for making construction materials to be used in structures (such as buildings, ships, and machinery), including beams, plate, brackets, and sheet metal. Typically any of various low-carbon to mid-carbon …
- Steel Construction
- Steel-frame
- steel woolFine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive.
- wheels of steelA disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.
- tool steelAny of a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly suited for making tools.
- Steel industry
- steel pipeA pipe made out of steel.
- steel blueA grayish shade of the color blue, like the metal steel
- steel horseA motorcycle.
- Galvanized steel
- Steel wire
- cast steelThe steel making up a steel casting, in the sense of one cast to finished (net) or near-net shape: the product of a steel foundry (as opposed to a steel mill); the steel counterpart to cast iron.
- rings of steelplural of ring of steel: A form of civil protection (using closed-circuit television, control zones and restricted access) that effectively seals off city centres and financial districts; used in Northern Ireland and the City.
- Damascus steelA kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water.
- German steelA kind of steel made from bog iron ore in a forge, with charcoal for fuel.
- hard steelSteel hardened by the addition of other elements, such as manganese, phosphorus, or (usually) carbon.
Compound words 68
- steelheadThe anadromous form of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
- steelworksA place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped.
- steelmanA male steelworker.
- steelmakingThe manufacture of steel.
- steelerOne who points, edges, plates or covers with steel.
- steelworkerA person who works in a steel mill.
- steelmakerA person who works with steel.
- steelyardA transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
- steelbandA band in which all musicians play steelpans.
- steelpanA percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally from Trinidad.