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boron fiber [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

fiber produced by vapor deposition methods; used in various composite materials to impart a balance of strength and stiffness

OBS

used in composites with epoxy resins for aircraft and space applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

le bore est dur, fragile et ne peut pas être étiré. La fabrication des fibres de bore se fait par dépôt en phase vapeur du bore sur un filament de tungstène porté à une température d'environ 1 200 °C.

OBS

Les fibres de bore [...] leurs excellentes propriétés sont utilisées dans des secteurs de pointe, comme l'armement ou l'aéronautique en association avec d'autres fibres.

OBS

Certains auteurs préfèrent parler de «filaments» plutôt que de «fibres» de bore.

Key term(s)
  • fibres de bore
  • filament de bore
  • filaments de bore

Spanish

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