hardened steel

collocation in English

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hardened
adjective
uk
/ˈhɑː.dənd/us
/ˈhɑːr.dənd/
used to describe someone who has had a lot of bad experiences and as a result no longer gets upset ...
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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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(Definition ofhardenedandsteelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The product is as pure as gold and as hard ashardenedsteel.
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For example, agehardenedsteelreaches its peak or its limit in 45 days.
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For penetrating substances significantly harder than jacketed lead, the lead core is supplemented with or replaced with a harder material, such ashardenedsteel.
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Hardenedsteelgears are used for extended operation above 7000 or 8000 rpm.
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This offered protection comparable to the thinner armour of other tanks of the period, which usedhardenedsteel.
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Spinning tools can be made ofhardenedsteelfor using with aluminium or solid brass for spinning stainless steel or mild steel.
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Case hardened articles starting as low carbon steel can also be labeledhardenedsteel.
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The 5.7hardenedsteelpenetrator is able to defeat body armor and the fragmenting hollow point sabot increases the stopping power against unprotected targets.
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Engravers use ahardenedsteeltool called a burin to cut the design into the surface, most traditionally a copper plate.
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The heart of the design centres upon an advanced,hardenedsteelmonocoque crew safe survivability capsule suspended within the outer hull.
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These included tongue-in-groove, three-quarter inch, hard maple boards, a compressed wool underlayment andhardenedsteelcut nails, hammered in by hand.
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Unlike a copper cannon, however, the armour steel of a battle tank is too hard to be struck into medals usinghardenedsteeltooling.
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The valve action of the engines werehardenedsteelcams that were applied to the cam shaft.
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