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COMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
OBS

Fibres embedded in a plastic that can be rendered malleable by heat and becomes strong and tough after cooling.

OBS

Source: Scientific American, October 1986.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

Les composites à matrice organique sont constitués d'une résine, renforcée par des fibres [...]. Les résines peuvent être classées en deux catégories principales : les thermodurcissables et les thermoplastiques.

OBS

Les thermoplastiques [...] ont la propriété de se ramollir quand on les chauffe et de se solidifier lors du refroidissement.

Spanish

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