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EMBRITTLEMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

The condition of a film having such poor flexibility that it disintegrates easily into small fragments.

CONT

Artists are not always aware of the fact that color instability, fading, darkening, and the embrittlement of oil films are caused by definite chemical reactions ...

OBS

brittleness: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

brittleness: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Altération caractérisée par une réduction sensible de la souplesse du feuil, de sa cohésion et de son adhérence initiales.

CONT

En effet, leur tendance à la friabilité sera d'autant plus dangereuse qu'elles seront soumises aux déformations incessantes d'une peinture sur toile.

OBS

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

OBS

friabilité : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

The action of the vb. embrittle, or the result of such action; loss of ductility.

CONT

... the embrittlement of cotton in conventional processes was due to the use of an acid catalyst at a high temperature.

CONT

The fiber and fabrics from PBI retain their flexibility, dimensional stability, and significant strength without embrittlement even when exposed to flame or extreme heat.

CONT

Random cross-linking in manufactured polymers is undesirable and leads to brittleness and loss of tensile strength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Fait d'être rendu [...] fragile.

CONT

Les propriétés des matériaux soumis aux températures extrêmes des liquides cryogéniques sont radicalement modifiées et parfois de manière inattendue (contrainte thermique et fragilisation).

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deterioration of Metals
  • Plastics Industry
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

Loss in ductility of metal caused by physical or chemical change.

DEF

Reduction or loss of ductility or toughness in a metal or plastic with little change in other mechanical properties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Altération des métaux
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Constructions aéronautiques
DEF

Perte de ductilité du métal causée par un changement physique ou chimique.

DEF

action de rendre fragile.

DEF

Diminution de la ductilité d'un métal ou d'un alliage produite par des modifications de sa structure ou de ses conditions d'emploi.

OBS

Fragilisation. Terme uniformisé par le CUTA Maintenance.

Spanish

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