Hadfield manganese steel

noun

ˈhadˌfēl(d)-

: a wear-resistant austenitic steel containing about 12 percent manganese and 1.2 percent carbon

Word History

Etymology

after Sir Robert Hadfield †1940 English metallurgist

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