Aluminizing
Definition
A thermochemical surface treatment process applied to steel or iron parts, consisting of saturating the surface layer with aluminum via diffusion at high temperatures to enhance heat and corrosion resistance.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Aluminizing
- Calorizing
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular plural and genitive inflectional structural variations. |
| Formation | Noun of action derived from the technical verb 'alita', adapting the concept of surface aluminum enrichment. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.li.ˈta.re] |
| Source | Lexicon of Advanced Metallurgy and Industrial Surface Engineering |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Procedeul de alitare a fost aplicat paletelor de turbină pentru a le proteja împotriva gazelor fierbinți de ardere.
EN: The aluminizing process was applied to the turbine blades to protect them against hot combustion gases.
RO: O alitare executată corect în mediu de pulberi mărește durata de viață a țevilor din interiorul cuptoarelor industriale.
EN: A properly executed pack aluminizing process increases the lifespan of pipes inside industrial furnaces.
RO: Inginerul a recomandat o alitare gazoasă pentru a asigura un strat protector uniform pe suprafețele pieselor complexe.
EN: The engineer recommended gas aluminizing to ensure a uniform protective layer on the surfaces of complex parts.
Idioms & Phrases
Alitare în mediu solid / Pack aluminizing / pack calorizing
RO: Tratament realizat prin introducerea pieselor într-un amestec etanș de pulbere de aluminiu, oxid de aluminiu și un activator.
EN: A treatment carried out by placing the parts in a sealed mixture of aluminum powder, alumina, and an activator.
Adâncime de alitare / Aluminizing depth / diffusion zone thickness
RO: Grosimea stratului superficial metalic în care aluminiul a difuzat și a format compuși intermetalici protectori.
EN: The thickness of the superficial metallic layer in which aluminum has diffused and formed protective intermetallic compounds.
Alitare gazoasă / Gas aluminizing / vapor phase aluminizing
RO: Metodă avansată de aluminizare în care transportul aluminiului către suprafața piesei se face prin intermediul unor compuși gazoși volatili.
EN: An advanced method of aluminizing where the transport of aluminum to the part's surface occurs via volatile gaseous compounds.
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