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pitting resistance equivalent number

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pitting resistance equivalent number (plural pitting resistance equivalent numbers)

  1. (metallurgy) A number, calculated using a given stainless steel alloy's chemical composition, which aims to predict its resistance to pitting corrosion.
    Steels used in salt water typically require a pitting resistance equivalent number of at least 40.

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