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high-tensile steel

 
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(′hī ′ten·səl ′stēl)

(metallurgy) Low-alloy steel having a yield strength range of 50,000 to 100,000 pounds per square inch (3.4-6.9 × 108 pascals). Also known as high-strength steel.


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Steel which has a high yield point, e.g., 6000 pounds per square inch (4.4 MPa).


 
 

 

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