mild steel

noun

: a low-carbon structural steel that is easily worked

Examples of mild steel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Boeing mold uses mild steel for internal strength and stainless steel at the surface for durability and corrosion resistance. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

These inexpensive saws are perfectly fine for cutting small pieces of mild steel (such as small-diameter rod, up to 3/8 inch) and small pieces of tubing (up to 3/4 inch). — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023

Four bladesmiths pick their mild steel to make a san mai blade, and the surviving smiths must re-create the Belgian Walloon sword. — Washington Post, 14 July 2021

The horizontal weld that attaches a mild steel angle to the slider rail for super doubles/pintle hook operations may be missing. — Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021

It was made of mild steel instead of corrosion-resistant copper nickel. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019

Jindal Steel & Power, the Indian steelmaker controlled by billionaire Savitri Jindal’s family, manufactures sponge iron, mild steel, and cement. — Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 26 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mild steel

• abele
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