10-
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From AISI and SAE standards nomenclature for iron and steel grades for carbon steels with a maximum of 1% carbon content.
Prefix
[edit]10-
- (metallurgy) Identifying a steel grade with a maximum of 1% carbon.
Usage notes
[edit]It is used in forming a four digit term, with the remaining two digits attached to the prefix signifying the sub-1% fractional percentage value of the carbon content of the steel. For example, a steel with 0.95% carbon would be graded 1095. (10+95, from 0."95"%)