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grit blasting [1 record]

Record 1 2009-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
  • Traditional Construction Methods
DEF

Abrasive blasting with small, irregularly shaped angular pieces of steel or cast iron. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

In UK, this term can also apply to the use of non-metallic particles of similar shape.

OBS

grit blasting: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
  • Procédés de construction classiques
DEF

Projection d'un abrasif constitué de grains d'acier ou de fonte, petits et anguleux, sur la surface d'une pièce.

OBS

grenaillage; décapage par projection de grenailles angulaires : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enarenado y pulimento de metales
  • Métodos de construcción clásicos
CONT

El granallado es un método de trabajo en frío en el cual se inducen esfuerzos compresivos a una superficie expuesta de una pieza metálica, por el choque de una lluvia de disparos de granalla, directamente a la superficie del metal a gran velocidad bajo condiciones controladas. [...] El principal propósito del granallado es incrementar su resistencia a la fatiga.

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