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COLD FORMING [2 records]

Record 1 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Cold forming is similar to compression molding in that material is charged into split mold; it differs in that it uses no heat only pressure. Part is cured in an oven in a separate operation. Some thermoplastic sheet material and billets are cold-formed in process similar to drop hammer-die forming of metals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
CONT

Le formage à froid, surtout limité aux ABS et aux polycarbonates met en œuvre la ductilité de certains plastiques à la température ambiante : ceux-ci se comportent alors comme des métaux et peuvent être emboutis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 2 1988-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Mining Operations
OBS

Subject-test CANMET-METALLURGY

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Exploitation minière

Spanish

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