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DRIFT TEST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flaring test
1, record 1, English, flaring%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drift test 2, record 1, English, drift%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test used to determine the capacity of a tube for expansion and to reveal surface defects by pushing a cone into the open end of a tube. 3, record 1, English, - flaring%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai d'évasement
1, record 1, French, essai%20d%27%C3%A9vasement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Essai effectué pour déterminer la capacité d'expansion du tube et pour révéler les défauts de surface en introduisant une pièce conique dans l'extrémité ouverte de l'échantillon. 1, record 1, French, - essai%20d%27%C3%A9vasement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drift test
1, record 2, English, drift%20test
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drift expanding test 2, record 2, English, drift%20expanding%20test
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A workshop test in which the ductility of a metal is assessed by driving a conical drift into a hole drilled in a plate. A hole of a given diameter is drilled into a plate near to an edge. The drift usually has a taper of one in ten, and is driven into the hole until a specified increase in diameter is obtained or until cracking occurs. 1, record 2, English, - drift%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term drift test is also applied to a test applied to tubes, in which the diameter is increased at one end by forcing into the bore a conical drift of specified taper. This latter test is also referred to as a flaring test. 1, record 2, English, - drift%20test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- essai à évasement
1, record 2, French, essai%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9vasement
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- essai d'évasement 2, record 2, French, essai%20d%27%C3%A9vasement
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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