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HSLA [3 records]

Record 1 2003-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
DEF

Commonly known as High Strength Alloy(HSLA)-A specific class of low-alloy steels in which increased mechanical properties and, usually, good resistance to atmospheric corrosion are obtained with moderate amounts of one or more alloying elements other than carbon.

Key term(s)
  • high-strength alloy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

An approach to arithmetic operations of numbers in logarithmic form, which involves two separate pieces of circuitry that operate simultancously. One performs a fast but inaccurate table look-up, while the other calculates the error associated with the look-up and corrects it. It was developed in 1996 by Dr. Nick Coleman of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in order to speed up logarithmic addition and substraction by computer chips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
OBS

Voir «calcul logarithmique» et «ultra-rapide».

Spanish

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Record 3 1983-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
DEF

Steel containing small amounts of niobium or vanadium and having higher strength, better low-temperature impact toughness, and, in some grades, better atmospheric corrosion resistance than carbon steel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
Key term(s)
  • acier faiblement allié à haute résistance
  • acier allié haute résistance
  • acier à faible alliage et à grande résistance
  • acier à grande résistance et à faible alliage

Spanish

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