hard steel
Rigid ferrous material
Hard steel is steel that has been treated to increase its hardness, typically through heat treatment or the addition of carbon.
It resists deformation and holds a sharp edge, making it suitable for tools, blades, and industrial applications: The knife was forged from hard steel.
Contrasts with soft or mild steel, which is more malleable.
- metalHard conductive solid
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- heat treatmentThermal processing of materials
- ironElement twenty-six
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
edge · alloy · tough · hardenable · carbon · cold rolled · blade · quenching · brittleness · tensile · sword · cutlery · razor sharp · cutting edge · durable · drill bits · clang · resolve
hard steelpliable
Capable of bending easily
malleable · soft · putty · modeling clay · soft plastic
hard steelsoft tissue
Non-rigid body structures
organic matter · flesh · cotton · feathers · silk
hard steelsoft as butter
weak-willed · spineless · fragile · delicate · tender
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