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ALLIAGE AMORPHE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amorphous alloy
1, record 1, English, amorphous%20alloy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amorphous metal alloy 2, record 1, English, amorphous%20metal%20alloy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One in which the individual atoms assume a more nearly random pattern rather than a crystalline one. [Scientific American, October 1986] 2, record 1, English, - amorphous%20alloy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Amorphous metal: A material with good conductivity, electrical and thermal, and with other metallic-like properties, but with atomic arrangements that are not periodically ordered as in crystalline metal solids, e.g. metallic glass. 3, record 1, English, - amorphous%20alloy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alliage amorphe
1, record 1, French, alliage%20amorphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- alliage métallique amorphe 2, record 1, French, alliage%20m%C3%A9tallique%20amorphe
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ferrous Alloys
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metallic glass
1, record 2, English, metallic%20glass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- glassy alloy 1, record 2, English, glassy%20alloy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alloy having an amorphous or glassy structure. 1, record 2, English, - metallic%20glass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Alliages ferreux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- verre métallique
1, record 2, French, verre%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- alliage amorphe 2, record 2, French, alliage%20amorphe
correct, masculine noun
- Metglas 3, record 2, French, Metglas
trademark
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance métallique obtenue à l'état amorphe, c'est-à-dire caractérisée par l'absence d'ordre à grande distance. 2, record 2, French, - verre%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour ces applications, le matériau miracle, l'équivalent du Terfenol-D des actionneurs, appartient à la famille des verres métalliques ou Metglas [marque de commerce], découverts et commercialisés par la société américaine Allied Signal depuis les années 1975. Leurs propriétés magnétiques sont très sensibles aux contraintes mécaniques. Cette particularité est liée à la nature amorphe de leur arrangement atomique, très différente de la nature cristalline des alliages métalliques classiques. Lorsqu'on fait fondre un métal, et qu'on le refroidit ensuite à une vitesse si grande que les atomes n'ont pas le temps de se remettre en ordre pour «cristalliser», on obtient un verre métallique, c'est-à-dire un fluide tellement visqueux qu'il semble solide, mais dans lequel la position relative des atomes est aussi désordonnée qu'à l'état liquide, puisque c'est l'état liquide qui a été figé. 3, record 2, French, - verre%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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