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ELASTANE FIBRE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A manufactured elastomeric fiber that can be repeatedly stretched over 500% without breaking and will still recover to its original length.

Key term(s)
  • elastane fiber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

[...] fibre contenant au moins 85 % de polyuréthanne segmentaire [et qui] possède une capacité d'élasticité qui peut aller de 400 à 700 %

Spanish

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