manganese steel

manganese steel Word Origin noun

1. any of various steels containing manganese, especially one that has up to 14 percent manganese, used in work involving heavy strains and impacts.

Origin of manganese steel First recorded in 1890–95 British Dictionary definitions for manganese steel manganese steel noun

1. any very hard steel containing manganese (11–14 per cent), used in dredger buckets, rock-crushers, railway points, etc