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PROCEDE SMAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shielded metal arc welding
1, record 1, English, shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SMAW 1, record 1, English, SMAW
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shielded metal-arc welding 2, record 1, English, shielded%20metal%2Darc%20welding
correct, standardized, officially approved
- SMAW 3, record 1, English, SMAW
correct, officially approved
- SMAW 3, record 1, English, SMAW
- metal-arc welding with covered electrode 4, record 1, English, metal%2Darc%20welding%20with%20covered%20electrode
correct, standardized
- coated-metal arc welding 5, record 1, English, coated%2Dmetal%20arc%20welding
Canada
- stick electrode welding 1, record 1, English, stick%20electrode%20welding
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arc welding process which produces coalescence of metals by heating them with an arc between a covered metal electrode and the work. [Definition standardized by the AWS.] 1, record 1, English, - shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shielding is obtained from the decomposition of the electrode covering. Pressure is not used and filler metal is obtained from the electrode. 1, record 1, English, - shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shielded metal arc welding; SMAW: term and abbreviation standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS); shielded metal-arc welding; metal-arc welding with covered electrode: terms standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
stick electrode welding: See preferred term "shielded metal arc welding." 6, record 1, English, - shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
shielded metal-arc welding; SMAW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 1, English, - shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coated metal arc welding
- metal arc welding with covered electrode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soudage à l'arc avec électrode enrobée
1, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- soudage à l'arc électrique avec électrodes enrobées 2, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20%C3%A9lectrique%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrodes%20enrob%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
- soudage à électrode enrobée 3, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- soudage avec électrodes enrobées 4, record 1, French, soudage%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrodes%20enrob%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
- soudage manuel à électrodes enrobées 5, record 1, French, soudage%20manuel%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9lectrodes%20enrob%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
- soudage à la baguette 3, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20la%20baguette
correct, masculine noun
- procédé SMAW 6, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20SMAW
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soudage à l'arc avec électrode consommable enrobée. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 7, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soudage manuel ou à électrode enrobée (ou soudage à la baguette) : l'arc est amorcé entre une électrode composite à âme métallique [...] et la pièce. L'âme de l'électrode [...] fond et se dépose dans la soudure; l'espace ionisé provient des vapeurs créées par l'enrobage qui assurent également la protection du métal en fusion. 3, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soudage à l'arc avec électrode enrobée : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 8, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
soudage à l'arc avec électrode enrobée; procédé SMAW : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 9, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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