钢材

Pinyin: gāngcái
Meaning：Raw steel material
Sentence: 热处理的目的在于使钢材更好地适用于某一特定的用途。The object of heat treatment is to make the steel better suited for some specific application.

 

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钢：

Pinyin: gāng
Meaning: Steel
Radical: 钅
Stokes: 9
Traditional: 鋼
Common words/Phrase:
钢铁 [gāngtiě] 【steel】
钢管 [gāngguǎn] 【steel tube】
钢板 [gāngbǎn] 【armor plate】
钢材 [gāngcái] 【raw steel material】
钢筋 [gāngjīn] 【reinforcing steel bar】

 

材：

Pinyin: cái
Meaning: material; wood
Radical: 木
Stokes: 7
Traditional: 材
Common words/Phrase:
材料 [cáiliào] 【material】
木材 [mùcái] 【wood】
废材 [fèicái] 【waste wood】