steel
CEFR: B1
A high-tensile alloy of iron and carbon, widely utilized in civil engineering and skyscraper skeletons due to its exceptional structural strength and flexibility under seismic load.
Synonyms
- structural alloy
- reinforced iron
Common Collocations
- structural steel
- steel beam
- stainless steel
Example Sentence
High-tensile structural steel enabled architects to design expansive column-free airport terminals.