When he spoke again, his voice was hard as tempered steel.

The frame is made of tempered steel, so nothing can break it.

So instead, she had chosen a new one; a body of tempered steel.

His voice and eyes were both as hard as tempered steel.

The last step is to allow the new hardened and tempered steel to cool on its own.

Matt was surprised to see the tempered steel in Craig's eyes.

Under that soft exterior, there was a soul of tempered steel.

For yet another, he looked like he was made of tempered steel and it would probably break her hand.

I felt that Lorraine was hard as tempered steel, not a woman anyone might "cross" and live.

X" well knew that no tempered steel could withstand such temperature."

And, perhaps more important, was married to a woman whose soul was tempered steel.

When he opened them again they fastened on hers, blue and cold as tempered steel.

Since the tape is made of tempered steel, you'll first have to heat the end until it glows red.

They were tempered steel, ground to sharp, ugly edges at the broad points.

The swords scraped together with a kiss of tempered steel.

His tone was calm, even, yet underlaid with tempered steel.

"That slim woman has a backbone made of tempered steel.

It was made of tempered steel, too solid to jimmy apart without the proper tools.

Top's collar was made of a thin piece of tempered steel.

Six inches of slicing tempered steel buried itself in the man's throat.

How insubstantial even tempered steel seemed, against an opponent who could walk through walls.

The face was as still as marble, but stronger than tempered steel.

It had a white pearl handle and a blade of the finest tempered steel.

The tempering colors can be used to judge the final properties of the tempered steel.