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GAP FILLING [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
DEF

An adhesive designed to foam in situ, after application, in order to provide extensive gap filling properties.

OBS

foaming adhesive: term and definition standardized by ISO [International Organization for Standardization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
DEF

Adhésif conçu pour s'expanser in situ après application, afin de combler les interstices.

OBS

adhésif expansible in situ : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO [Organisation internationale de normalisation] et l'AFNOR [Association française de normalisation] et uniformisé par le CNGI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pegamentos y adhesivos (Industrias)
DEF

Adhesivo diseñado para expandirse en el sitio, después de la aplicación, para llenar espacios vacíos extensos.

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Record 2 2013-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Climate Change
DEF

A foam in which the blowing agent acts both as a frothing agent and as a propellant.

OBS

These foams are primarily used for gap filling(to prevent air infiltration) rather than for thermal insulation per se. As such the use of blowing agent is fully emissive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Mousse dont l’agent gonflant sert aussi de propulseur.

OBS

Ce genre de produit est davantage destiné à colmater les orifices (ou empêcher l’infiltration d’air) qu’à assurer une isolation thermique. L’utilisation d’un agent gonflant en tant que tel produit des émissions.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
DEF

A class of rapid curing, one-part adhesives that cure by reacting to trace amounts of surface moisture.

OBS

Use: instant glue, adhesives for surgical materials, metals, plastic, artificial nails, rubber and glass. Cross reacts with ethylacrylates.

CONT

The three most common forms of CA are often referred to as ’hot’, ’gap filling’ and 'slow’. Hot CA is very thin and has strong wicking properties. It dries in only a few seconds, Gap filling CA is a little thicker and generally comes in 15-30 second bond times. Slow CA forms the strongest bond but its bond times are also much longer. Hot or gap filling CA is often used to tack parts into place prior to applying a stronger adhesive with a much longer bonding time(such as an epoxy).

OBS

acrylate: This term is very often used alone to designate "cyanoacrylate adhesive" and "cyanoacrylate glue" (also called "Super Glue"). See also those records in TERMIUM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
DEF

Cyano-acrylate d'alcoyle utilisé comme adhésif : lentilles, stylographes, etc.

CONT

Les pièces sont d'abord exposées aux vapeurs de cyanoacrylate.

OBS

Voir aussi «adhésif à base de cyanoacrylate» et «colle à base de cyanoacrylate» dans TERMIUM.

Spanish

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