Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
stellitati
English translation:
stellite-faced
Added to glossary by
Denise DeVries
Feb 4, 2005 15:21
19 yrs ago
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Italian term
United States
linguaphile
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
stellitati
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
The word was used in reference to interior surfaces of machinery.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | stellite faced |
Leonid Gornik
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| 4 +1 | stellite-covered |
Valentina Viali
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Proposed translations
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Leonid Gornik
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
30 years pat/tech frm. pat.attorney
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
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stellite faced
when hard metal or alloy metal is applied, it is called "facing." They say "hard facing" in general. See this and other references.
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6 mins
Valentina Viali
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Fluent, accurate and experienced
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian
stellite-covered
There are a lot of examples on-line. Stellite is also known as "Lega di Haynes" in Italian. It is a hard, wear-and corrosion -resistant family of nonferrous alloys of cobalt, chromium and tungsten (definition from MacGraw-Hill Zanichelli).
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