To shot-peen
Definition
The act of transforming raw metal pieces into small spherical granules or pellets (shot) through melting, controlled casting, or mechanical calibration processes. In an extensive industrial sense, the term refers to shot peening or blasting a hard metallic surface by continuously bombarding it with steel or iron pellets, aiming to clean rust, remove burrs, or structurally harden the material.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To shot-peen
- To granulate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Fourth conjugation regular verb, distinct structural changes in tense and aspect. |
| Formation | Verb derived directly from the noun 'alice' through standard morphological expansion. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈlit͡ʃi] |
| Source | Glossary of Modern Manufacturing and Metallurgical Engineering |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Inginerul a decis să alicească toate piesele din oțel ale caroseriei pentru a le crește rezistența la oboseala materialului.
EN: The engineer decided to shot-peen all the steel parts of the chassis to increase their resistance to material fatigue.
RO: Mecanicul urmează să alicească această componentă veche înainte de a aplica noul strat de vopsea protectoare.
EN: The mechanic is going to shot-blast this old component before applying the new layer of protective paint.
RO: Instalația automată poate alici sute de kilograme de aliaj pe oră, transformându-le în proiectile perfect calibrate.
EN: The automated facility can granulate hundreds of kilograms of alloy per hour, transforming them into perfectly calibrated pellets.
Idioms & Phrases
A alici o suprafață / To shot-blast a surface
RO: A bombarda un material cu granule metalice de mare viteză pentru a îndepărta impuritățile structurale.
EN: To bombard a material with high-velocity metallic pellets to remove structural impurities.
A alici plumbul / To granulate lead
RO: A topi și a turna plumbul prin site speciale pentru a obține alice destinate cartușelor de vânătoare.
EN: To melt and pour lead through special sieves to obtain pellets destined for hunting cartridges.
A alici prin rotație / To centrifugal shot-clean
RO: Procedeu mecanic automatizat care utilizează forța centrifugă pentru a curăța piesele cu ajutorul alicelor.
EN: An automated mechanical process that utilizes centrifugal force to clean parts using metallic shot.
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