åtdragningsmoment

English translation: tightening torque

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Swedish term or phrase:åtdragningsmoment
English translation:tightening torque
Entered by: George Hopkins

08:51 Sep 13, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Swedish term or phrase: åtdragningsmoment
Tabell för åtdragningsmoment för skruvar/bultar i Nm.
ojinaga
Local time: 20:14
tightening torque
Explanation:
Acc. to Stahres Industrilexikon. Gullberg suggests tightening moment, but torque is better.

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Note added at 34 mins (2005-09-13 09:25:16 GMT)
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Re Marianne's comment: The question is 'åtdragningsmoment' not simply 'moment'.
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5 +4tightening torque
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5 -1torque
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
åtdragningsmoment
torque


Explanation:
brukar användas.

Marianne (X)
Belgium
Local time: 03:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  George Hopkins: Tightening and loosening torque are different. It is therefore advisable to state the required tightening torque.
3 mins
  -> Inte i någon enda handbok jag översatt har jag sett uttrycket "tightening torque", utan bara "torque" kort och gott.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
åtdragningsmoment
tightening torque


Explanation:
Acc. to Stahres Industrilexikon. Gullberg suggests tightening moment, but torque is better.

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Note added at 34 mins (2005-09-13 09:25:16 GMT)
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Re Marianne's comment: The question is 'åtdragningsmoment' not simply 'moment'.

George Hopkins
Local time: 03:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 162
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agree  shewid
12 mins
  -> Thank you shewid.

agree  Antje Harder
23 mins
  -> Thank you Antje.

agree  Lars Jelking: http://www.boltscience.com/pages/torque.htm
1 hr
  -> Thank you Lars - and for the reference.

agree  Alexander Taguiltsev: tightening
2 hrs
  -> Thank you A.
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