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BASIS BOX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Steel
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- base box
1, record 1, English, base%20box
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- bb 2, record 1, English, bb
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basis box 3, record 1, English, basis%20box
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of area equivalent to 112 sheets 14 by 20 in. or 31,360 in.² (217.78 ft²). 4, record 1, English, - base%20box
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tin plate is now sold both on a weight per unit area basis and on a thickness basis. The old unit of area is the base box, equal to the area of 112 sheets, 14 by 20 inches, or 31 360 square inches (217.78 square feet). The new unit of thickness is the millimetre and the corresponding area designation for pricing and weight or area calculations is the SITA (System International Tin Plate Area) which equals 100 square metres or 4.9426 base boxes. ... The use of symbols to designate gage was displaced by the use of base weights (or basis weights) expressed in pounds per base box that also indicated the approximate thickness of the tin-mill product ... With the recent introduction of the metric system (SI) in production, gage is the basic unit for specification and area becomes only a derived value for commercial usage. 2, record 1, English, - base%20box
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tinplate sheets used to manufacture cans and boxes were originally packed into wooden boxes in order to protect the polished tin surface. Sheets cut to 35 cm X 50 cm (14 X 20 in) and of 0.3 mm thickness weighed approx. 454 g (1 lb) and 112 were packed into a box, known as the "basis box". Variation in thickness of sheet cut to the same size would vary the weight, and larger sizes were made, although these were then called "tinned sheets". Modern production techniques favour reeling into rools for shipment, and protection with interleaving of paper or plastic where necessary. 3, record 1, English, - base%20box
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Acier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caisse de base
1, record 1, French, caisse%20de%20base
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lot de base 2, record 1, French, lot%20de%20base
masculine noun
- base box 3, record 1, French, base%20box
feminine noun
- basis box 3, record 1, French, basis%20box
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fer blanc (tin plate). [...] Suivant le procédé utilisé, l'épaisseur de la couche d'étain varie de 0,4 micron dans le fer blanc électrolytique à 20 microns dans le fer blanc au trempé. [...] L'appréciation d'un fer blanc est caractérisée d'une part par l'épaisseur et la composition de l'acier de base et, d'autre part, par le taux d'étamage. En France, celui-ci représente la quantité d'étain déposée par unité de surface de feuille sur les deux faces, exprimée en grammes par mètre carré (taux courants : 27 g, 33 g, 40 g, 49 g). En Angleterre, le poids du revêtement d'étain est exprimé en onces par basis box et aux États-Unis en livres par base box (le basis box ou base box étant une unité de surface, utilisée dans l'industrie du fer blanc, et qui équivaut à 40 465 m² de surface étamée). 3, record 1, French, - caisse%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caisse de base : Selon la compagnie Stelco (à Lachine), cet équivalent français est utilisé dans l'industrie. Dans les ouvrages français, l'expression «base box» (de même que son synonyme «basis box») est laissée en anglais. 1, record 1, French, - caisse%20de%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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