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CROSS BIT [2 records]

Record 1 2000-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Taillant dont la partie tranchante est constituée de deux lames en carbure de tungstène placées en croix. Le trou de soufflage est situé dans l'axe vertical du taillant et au croisement des deux lames.

OBS

Ce type d'outil est destiné au forage percutant.

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Economic Geology
OBS

Bit with cutting edges made by two chisel edges crossing at right angles with the intersection of chisel edges at the center of the bit face. Used to chop (by impact) lost core or other obstructions in a borehole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Prospection géologique
  • Géologie économique
OBS

Le trépan crucéiforme est constitué de deux trépans ordinaires perpendiculaires.

Spanish

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