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FRACTOGRAPHIC [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metallography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electron fractographic
1, record 1, English, electron%20fractographic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- microfractographic 2, record 1, English, microfractographic
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Electron fractographic examinations were made of [the] various fractures [in this study]. When scanning electron microscopes(SEM) were utilized, examinations were made along a diameter which passed through the final area of separation.(Source : ASTM Special Technical Publication 493, 1971, p. 41). 1, record 1, English, - electron%20fractographic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Microfractographic" is normally used only to refer to cases where the electron microscope is used, though in Metals Handbook (1968) it has been used to refer to cases where light microscopy is used. Source of "microfractographic": ASTM Special Technical Publication 493, 1971, p. 20. 1, record 1, English, - electron%20fractographic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Métallographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microfractographique
1, record 1, French, microfractographique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'utilisation du microscope électronique pour étudier les fractures d'éprouvettes soumises à des contraintes (microfractographie). 1, record 1, French, - microfractographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metallography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fractographic
1, record 2, English, fractographic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Light microscope fractographs [at high magnification]... are of historical importance as a successful pioneering effort that was the forerunner of the very sophisticated fractographic expertise that is now widely shared. 1, record 2, English, - fractographic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Métallographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fractographique
1, record 2, French, fractographique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Comme les techniques fractographiques ne sauraient dans la pratique être appliquées systématiquement à toutes les cassures, et dans toute leur étendue, seule l'analyse morphologique macroscopique permet de déterminer où et comment il convient de recourir à ces techniques [...] 1, record 2, French, - fractographique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-12-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fractograph
1, record 3, English, fractograph
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fractographic photograph. 2, record 3, English, - fractograph
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fractography: the microscopic examination of fractured metal surfaces. 3, record 3, English, - fractograph
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fractographie
1, record 3, French, fractographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Désigne l'image fractographique. On emploie plutôt microfractographie quand il s'agit d'un microscope électronique. 1, record 3, French, - fractographie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La fractographie [= analyse morphologique des cassures] d'un échantillon incomplètement compacté permet de mettre en évidence des manifestations des deux mécanismes (d'après Matériaux et techniques 1977, vol. 65, no. 11-12, p. 719) 1, record 3, French, - fractographie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les images électroniques des surfaces de cassure, ou microfractographies, sont de la sorte devenues familières aux spécialistes [...]. 2, record 3, French, - fractographie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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