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Record 1 1997-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Metal fibres. Very fine wire can be produced by wire drawing. Production costs are, however, extremely high and increase exponentially as the diameter decreases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Les fibres métalliques. La technique dite d'étirage monofilamentaire permet de fabriquer des fils très fins. Cette technique a le désavantage d'être très onéreuse et son coût augmente d'une façon exponentielle alors que le diamètre du fil diminue.

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