manganese steel
n (Metallurgy) any very hard steel containing manganese (11–14 per cent), used in dredger buckets, rock-crushers, railway points, etc
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| Noun | 1. | manganese steel - a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shockalloy steel - steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon |
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