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IRON-SCALES [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
  • Deterioration of Metals
DEF

The layer of oxide which forms on the surface of iron or steel that has been worked at temperatures exceeding about 800°C.

OBS

It is black to brownish-black in colour. It is not compact enough to provide a protecting layer over the surface of the metal. Because of this scale, bars which come untreated from the rolling mill are called black bars.

OBS

mill scale: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
  • Altération des métaux
DEF

Parcelles métalliques d'oxyde de fer, qui se forment sur les pièces en acier lors du travail à chaud.

DEF

Couche complexe d'oxydes de fer [...] qui apparaît à la surface de l'acier lors des opérations de laminage. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

calamine : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acero
  • Deterioro de los metales
DEF

Óxido que se forma en la superficie de las piezas metálicas tratadas con temperaturas elevadas en presencia del aire.

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