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ARGILE [3 records]

Record 1 2004-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
DEF

A widely distributed colloidal lusterless earthy substance, plastic when moist but permanently hard when fired, that is composed primarily of decomposed igneous and metamorphic rocks rich in the mineral feldspar in the form of crystalline grains less than .002 mm in diameter, whose essential constituents are kaolinite and other hydrous aluminous minerals and fine particles, and that is used widely in the manufacture of such articles as porcelain, building blocks, sewer pipe, tile, and earthenware or in its raw form in paper manufacture, filtration, and oil refining.

CONT

... the United States is proposing burying their nuclear waste in volcanic tuff, Germany is focusing on salt, France is considering burial in shale or clay, and others have investigated disposal under the ocean floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
DEF

Roche sédimentaire, souvent meuble (glaise), qui, imbibée d'eau, peut former une pâte plus ou moins plastique pouvant être façonnée et durcissant à la cuisson.

OBS

argile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
  • Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
DEF

Material (silicato de aluminio con impurezas) que forma parte de la tierra, el cual, por formar con el agua una materia muy plástica que se endurece al cocerla, se emplea para fabricar objetos de cerámica.

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Record 2 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramic Raw Materials
DEF

A fine, crystalline material of hydrous silicates, resulting primarily from the decomposition of feldspathic rocks.

DEF

A natural mineral aggregate, consisting essentially of hydrous aluminium silicates, ...

OBS

It is plastic when sufficiently evelted, rigid when dried en masse, and vitrified when fired to a sufficiently high temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières premières céramiques
CONT

Mélangée à de l'eau en quantité convenable, l'argile forme une pâte plastique.

OBS

Résulte de l'érosion et de la décomposition des roches feldspathiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materias primas (Cerámica)
DEF

Componente de los suelos en distintos porcentajes. Cristales finos e irregulares. Color pardo rojizo a ante claro. Insoluble en agua y disolventes orgánicos. Inodoro.

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Record 3 1996-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramic Raw Materials
  • Ceramics (Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières premières céramiques
  • Céramique (Industries)

Spanish

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