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POLYESTER RENFORCE FIBRE VERRE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Scientific Research Facilities
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Plastic material strengthened by the incorporation of glass fibre.

OBS

glass fibre reinforced plastic: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

See also "reinforced plastic".

Key term(s)
  • glass reinforced plastic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Les matériaux employés dans la construction des canalisations [...] doivent résister à la corrosion et à l'écrasement [...] On utilise souvent l'amiante-ciment et les matières plastiques renforcées aux fibres de verre.

OBS

plastique renforcé à la fibre de verre : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
OBS

FRP is the abbreviation for fiberglass reinforced polyester, often called just "fiberglass."

Key term(s)
  • fiberglass-reinforced polyester
  • glass fiber reinforced polyester
  • glass fibre reinforced polyester

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
CONT

On peut utiliser dans les tubes très sensibles à la corrosion [...] un tube PVC revêtu de polyester renforcé à la fibre de verre.

Spanish

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