Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wirksumme
English translation:
pitting index
Added to glossary by
Alan Johnson
Jul 6, 2002 11:11
21 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Wirksumme
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Metallurgy / Casting
Steel
Generell gilt, je hoher die sog. "Wirksumme" (oder PRE, Pitting Resistance Equivalent), um so höher die Beständigkeit gegen selektive Korrosion. In Tabelle B im Anhang ist ersichtlich, dass der PRE-Wert der V4A-Stähle fast 50 % höher ist als jener der V2A-Stähle
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | pitting index |
Rowan Morrell
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| 4 +1 | Wirksumme Index/ Crevice Factor/ Crevice Number |
Sarah Ponting
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Proposed translations
13 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
Works in field
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
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pitting index
May also simply be a "Wirksumme index". Try doing a Google search for "Wirksumme" on its own or "Wirksumme" and "pitting index" together. Hope this is of some help.
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Comment: "With 25 000 hits, pitting index seems good to me, Rowan. But thanks to Sarah, too, for her input. Unfortunately, you get nothing for a pair, not in this game :-)"
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Wirksumme Index/ Crevice Factor/ Crevice Number
They're all the same thing!
"To measure the effect of these alloying elements a formula known as the Crevice Factor (CF), Crevice Number (CN) or Wirksumme Index was developed."
Rowan's Pitting Index is also correct
"To measure the effect of these alloying elements a formula known as the Crevice Factor (CF), Crevice Number (CN) or Wirksumme Index was developed."
Rowan's Pitting Index is also correct
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