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GAGE LENGTH [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elongation
1, record 1, English, elongation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- extension 2, record 1, English, extension
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The increase in the gage length, measured after fracture of the specimen within the gage length, usually expressed as a percentage of the original gage length. 3, record 1, English, - elongation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In tensile testing. 3, record 1, English, - elongation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allongement
1, record 1, French, allongement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- elongación
1, record 1, Spanish, elongaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incremento en la longitud de un espécimen bajo tensión, generalmente expresado como un porcentaje de la longitud original. 1, record 1, Spanish, - elongaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El alargamiento de rotura, junto con la estricción, son medidas de la ductilidad del material. 1, record 1, Spanish, - elongaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rheology
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- original gage length
1, record 2, English, original%20gage%20length
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- original gauge length 2, record 2, English, original%20gauge%20length
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The overall elongation of the broken specimen can be determined in the tensile test by fitting together the parts of the specimen and measuring the distance between the scratch lines or prick punch marks which marked the original gage length. 1, record 2, English, - original%20gage%20length
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rhéologie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur initiale entre repères
1, record 2, French, longueur%20initiale%20entre%20rep%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longueur entre repères avant l'application de la charge. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 1, record 2, French, - longueur%20initiale%20entre%20rep%C3%A8res
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
longueur initiale entre repère : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 2, French, - longueur%20initiale%20entre%20rep%C3%A8res
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-04-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- discontinuous yielding 1, record 3, English, discontinuous%20yielding
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The nonuniform plastic flow of a metal exhibiting a yield point in which plastic deformation is inhomogeneously distributed along the gage length. Under some circumstances, it may occur in metals not exhibiting a distinct yield point, either at the onset of or during plastic flow. 2, record 3, English, - discontinuous%20yielding
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- écoulement plastique discontinu
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9coulement%20plastique%20discontinu
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Écoulement plastique, changement de forme par déformation à chaud ou à froid des alliages, tant lors de leur mise en forme que lors de leur utilisation. (Cet écoulement peut se faire dans une, deux ou trois directions de l'espace, suivant la répartition des efforts extérieurs.) 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20plastique%20discontinu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1978-05-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Geology
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vibrating wire gage
1, record 4, English, vibrating%20wire%20gage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A strain gage that detects change in strain by measuring the change in frequency of a wire under tension whose length is changed by the strain of the surface on which the gage is attached. The frequency is measured by setting the wire vibrating with an electro-magnet and then measuring the frequency of vibration through an electro-magnetic pickup. 1, record 4, English, - vibrating%20wire%20gage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Géologie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jauge à fil vibrant 1, record 4, French, jauge%20%C3%A0%20fil%20vibrant
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une jauge de déformation unitaire qui détecte un changement de déformation unitaire en mesurant le changement de fréquence d'un fil sous tension, dont la longueur est changée par la déformation unitaire de la surface sur laquelle la jauge est attachée. La fréquence est mesurée en mettant le fil en vibration avec un électro-aimant et en mesurant la fréquence de vibration à travers un enregistrement électro-magnétique. 1, record 4, French, - jauge%20%C3%A0%20fil%20vibrant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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