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TUYAU FONTE GRISE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Transport of Water (Water Supply)
- Water Distribution (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grey cast-iron pipe
1, record 1, English, grey%20cast%2Diron%20pipe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grey cast iron pipe 2, record 1, English, grey%20cast%20iron%20pipe
correct
- gray cast iron pipe 3, record 1, English, gray%20cast%20iron%20pipe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the late 1970's, ductile iron pipe had replaced gray cast iron pipe in the marketplace. Cast iron is an old principal pipe material that was used particularly for water and wastewater service in North America for the past 150 years. Today, ductile iron pipe is widely used in the transportation of raw and potable water, sewage, digester gas, slurries, and process chemicals. 3, record 1, English, - grey%20cast%2Diron%20pipe
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gray cast-iron pipe
- gray iron pipe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
- Distribution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tuyau en fonte grise
1, record 1, French, tuyau%20en%20fonte%20grise
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conduite en fonte grise 2, record 1, French, conduite%20en%20fonte%20grise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De concert avec des fournisseurs de conduites, des firmes d'ingénieurs et des municipalités, les chercheurs exploiteront un nouveau site d'essai où sont enfouis près de 300 m de conduites, dont 150 m de tuyaux en béton précontraint de 610 mm d'épaisseur, 75 m de tuyaux en fonte grise de 152 mm et 75 m en fonte ductile de 152 mm. 1, record 1, French, - tuyau%20en%20fonte%20grise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fontes grises, dont la cassure est grise, renferment une partie du carbone sous forme de graphite libre, qui rend la cassure noirâtre, car elle suit les lamelles de graphite. Elles contiennent une teneur en silicium supérieure à 1,5 %; leurs caractéristiques médiocres sont améliorées par additions d'élements spéciaux; [...] 3, record 1, French, - tuyau%20en%20fonte%20grise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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