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steel sheet [2 records]

Record 1 1997-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
  • Sheet Metal Working
DEF

In Britain, steel thinner than 5 mm, plate being 5 mm or thicker, but on the continent of Europe, 3 mm is the limit between sheet and plate.

OBS

Sheet metal. A term used rather loosely to indicate flat metal products that are thinner than "plates" but thicker than "strip" metal. Sheets are wider than strips, but whereas the latter are continuously rolled in one direction, sheets may have been crossed rolled or pack rolled. There is no universally accepted terminology that rigidly defines sheet or strip or foil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
  • Travail des tôles
OBS

Tôle. Métal réduit en feuilles par laminage. En fonction de leur épaisseur, on distingue les tôles minces (moins de 2 mm), les tôles moyennes (2 à 5 mm) et les tôles fortes (plus de 5 mm); [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier

Spanish

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