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Tempo di maturazione, lavorazione, aggiustabilità, pedonabilità


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15:41 Jun 19, 2007
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / adhesives/glues
Italian term or phrase: Tempo di maturazione, lavorazione, aggiustabilità, pedonabilità
These are values reported in various tables of technical specifications for a company's line of adhesives for floor and wall tiles:

Tempo di maturazione - 5-10 mins
Tempo di lavorazione > 6 hours
Tempo di aggiustabilità approx. 30 mins.
Tempo di pedonabilità after 18-24 hrs.

I've been reading English-language technical specs for tiling/adhesives and I'm not coming across much that convinces me they are parallel terms.

I'm guessing "maturazione" is "curing time", and, for "pedonabilità," I'm probably going to go with something like "May be walked upon after 18-24 hrs."

Can anyone confirm and/or does anyone have ideas for the others? Many thanks.

P.S. I've tried 10 times to change the subject from Civil/Engineering to Building/Construction, but Proz won't let me.
WendellR
Local time: 13:14


Summary of answers provided
4reaction time....
orietta l'abbate
3setting time
James (Jim) Davis


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reaction time....


Explanation:
Credo ci sia una confusione nell'originale.
La verifica è se si tratta di una colla a due o piu'componenti.
Direi quidi :
Reaction time
Curing time
Setting time
Pedestrian traffic after...
Fammi sapere


orietta l'abbate
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setting time


Explanation:
Logically the glue sets after five minutes (you don't have to hold it firmly in place anymore), you can adjust it, pull it apart and stick back together for up to 30 minutes. After 6 hours you can work with it and after 18 -24 hrs you can even walk on it.


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Note added at 39 mins (2007-06-19 16:20:21 GMT)
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After 6 hours you can probably work on them. Cut them, polish them.

James (Jim) Davis
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