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FIBRILLATE [1 record]

Record 1 1986-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Plastic Materials
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

to cause to undergo or exhibit fibrillation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Matières plastiques
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Opérer la fibrillation.

OBS

"fibrillation". Opération consistant à cliver longitudinalement un film de polymère, après étirage et gravure (passage sur des pointes ou des couteaux).

CONT

Une (...) méthode [de filage des filaments] relativement récente consiste à partir d'un film obtenu par extrusion-soufflage de gaines ou par "Chill-Roll". Ce film est découpé longitudinalement en fines lamelles, qui sont ensuite étirées pour donner des monofilaments, ou fibrillées, pour donner des fibres discontinues.

Spanish

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