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German translation: Strong Cobb

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English term or phrase:Sc
German translation:Strong Cobb
Entered by: Karl Zeiler

08:33 Jun 29, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Tablettenmessgeräte
English term or phrase: Sc
measurement units ... mg and g in the Weight field, mm and inch in the Length field; N, kp, and **Sc** in the Hardness field.
Karl Zeiler
Spain
Local time: 05:51
Strong Cobb
Explanation:
Newton (N), Kilopond (KP) or Strong Cobb (SC).


Strong-Cobb Unit (SC)
an ad hoc unit of force previously used to measure the hardness of tablets in the pharmaceutical industry. The Strong-Cobb test machine applied pressure using a hand-operated air pump, and the hardness was read on a gauge marked in 30 arbitrary units called Strong-Cobb units. It is generally believed that 1.4 Strong-Cobb units represented roughly 1 kilogram of force, so each Strong-Cobb unit represented roughly 0.7 kilogram of force or about 7 newtons.
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 05:51
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SC
Strong Cobb


Explanation:
Newton (N), Kilopond (KP) or Strong Cobb (SC).


Strong-Cobb Unit (SC)
an ad hoc unit of force previously used to measure the hardness of tablets in the pharmaceutical industry. The Strong-Cobb test machine applied pressure using a hand-operated air pump, and the hardness was read on a gauge marked in 30 arbitrary units called Strong-Cobb units. It is generally believed that 1.4 Strong-Cobb units represented roughly 1 kilogram of force, so each Strong-Cobb unit represented roughly 0.7 kilogram of force or about 7 newtons.


    Reference: http://realneo.org/forum/strong-cobb
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 05:51
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