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and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon.

Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord.

One who points, edges, or covers with steel.

A North Pacific salmon (Salmo Gairdneri) found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also hardhead, and preesil.

The quality of being steely.

The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v.

Made of steel; consisting of steel. "The steely point of Clifford's lance." Shak. Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. Gay.

d) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.

Any steel containing a notable quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese, tungsten, or vanadium.

Steel produced by the basic process.

Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.

A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron, which can be used for guns.

Steel deriving its qualities from carbon chiefly, without the presence of other alloying elements; --opposed to alloy steel.

See Cast steel, under Steel.

Steel produced by cementation; blister steel.

Same as Chromium steel, under Steel.

Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel, wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes.

See Damask steel, under Damask.

Steel hardened by the addition of other elements, as manganese, phosphorus, or (usually) carbon.

Steel containing a high percentage of carbon; high-carbon steel.