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LIQUIDE ARROSAGE [1 record]

Record 1 1991-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

a liquid which is projected on to both cutting tool and workpiece during a machining operation; it serves, to a greater or lesser extent, as coolant, as lubricant, as rust preservative, and as a clearing agent.

CONT

Oil-based cutting fluids have been replaced by water-based fluids to reduce employee exposures to oil mist. This is the case, for example, in high-speed, cold rolling of aluminum sheet and foil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Liquide projeté sur l'outil de coupe et la pièce durant l'usinage qui sert de refroidisseur, de lubrifiant, d'antirouille ou d'évacuateur.

CONT

Le liquide de coupe est injecté entre ces parois pour lubrifier les tranchants et les ételles. Les copeaux et le liquide sont évacués au travers du tube intérieur.

Spanish

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