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UNMACHINABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
OBS

Machinability: a measure of the ease with which a material can be shaped with the aid of cutting or abrasive tools. (Source: Compilation of ASTM Standard Definitions, 1976, p.378).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

(...) techniques permettant d'usiner ce qu'on a appelé "l'inusinable" (matériaux aux caractéristiques mécaniques élevées utilisés par l'aéronautique et le spatial). (Source: Techniques françaises, 1978, no.2, p.2).

Spanish

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