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FACTEUR RUGOSITE SURFACE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

The area of the surface of a non-porous solid should usually be greater than that calculated from the macroscopic dimensions of the surface by a factor called the roughness factor ...

Key term(s)
  • surface rugosity
  • surface roughness factor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

La superficie de la surface d'un solide non poreux devrait en général être supérieure à la valeur calculée à partir des dimensions macroscopiques de la surface; la différence est le facteur de rugosité [...]

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