Definition

Noun: A specific type of steel alloy that contains significant amounts of chromium and tungsten as its primary alloying elements. This combination imparts high hardness, strength, and resistance to wear and heat.

Usage

This term is a technical compound noun used primarily in metallurgy, engineering, and manufacturing contexts to specify the composition of a steel. * The cutting tools were manufactured from chrome-tungsten steel for durability. * This particular grade of chrome-tungsten steel maintains its edge even at high temperatures.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in technical specifications and material data sheets.
  • The component must be fabricated from chrome-tungsten steel per the engineering drawing.

Variants and Related Words

• High-speed steel (HSS): A common category of tool steels that often contain chromium and tungsten, among other elements. Chrome-tungsten steel is a type of high-speed steel.
• Alloy steel: The broader category for steels containing other elements besides iron and carbon. Chrome-tungsten steel is a specific alloy steel.

Synonyms

• Chromium-tungsten steel (a direct synonym with the same meaning).
• Tool steel (a broader category; chrome-tungsten steel is a specific type of tool steel).

Different Meanings

This term has a single, specific technical meaning related to metallurgy. It does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses.

Noun

1. a steel alloy made with chromium and tungsten