塊かい鉄てつ

noun

steel billet; bloom; slab

Rare technical term in steelmaking for a semi-finished metal piece. Cross-referenced with 鋼片 (こうへん), which is the more common term.

See also: 鋼片

• 製せい鉄てつ所じょでは、塊かい鉄てつを圧あつ延えんして鋼こう板はんを作つくる。

  At the steel mill, billets are rolled into steel plates.