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03:48 Dec 14, 2011

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering

German term or phrase: undichte

Während des Giessvorganges darf nicht zwishengekühlt werden (undichte Bordcheiben), da es sonst zu Schlackeneinshlüssen order Wasserdamfhohlstellen kommen kann.

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permeable (flanged disc)

Alison Kirkland

3 +1

leaky, permeable

Johannes Gleim

loose

Ramey Rieger

Discussion entries: 5

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3 hrs confidence:

loose

Explanation:
perhaps

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 00:59
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

leaky, permeable

Explanation:
leaky adj. [tech.] undicht
not tight undicht
permeable adj. undicht
untight adj. undicht
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 00:59
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German
PRO pts in category: 237

4 hrs confidence:

permeable (flanged disc)

Explanation:

I have no expertise in this area. Web research suggests that a flanged disc is a form of valve - i. e. a mechanism that may or may not allow substances through.

"The casting process must not include an intermediate cooling stage (by means of a permeable flanged disk) as this can lead to slag inclusions or water vapour cavities."
As a discussion entrant said, the parentheses are confusing - I'm assuming that "by means of" is correct because "intermediate cooling" suggests a deliberate action, so it's not a question of the substance being allowed to cool down by accident due to a leaky flanged disc valve.

Is intermediate cooling usually done by opening a kind of window in the flanged disc, perhaps?

"Permeable" avoids having to specify what is being allowed through - as opposed to, say, non-watertight or non-airtight.

Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&cp=20&gs_id=1a&xhr=t&q=%22fla...
Reference: http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?source=auto&qu...

Alison Kirkland
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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