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HAYDITE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
DEF

A lightweight expanded clay aggregate named after inventor, S.F. Hayde.

OBS

haydite™ : A trademark of Hydraulic Press Brick Company.

Key term(s)
  • haydite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Fabrication du béton
CONT

Les granulats dénommés agrégats jusqu'en 1960 sont aussi connus sous le nom de stériles. La granulation des roches peut avoir une origine naturelle [...] ou artificielle [...] Il existe aussi des granulats de fabrication purement artificielle : granulats de schiste cuit, expansés ou non, granulats d'argile cuite, (haydite), de silice fondue, blancs ou colorés.

OBS

hayditeMC : Marque de commerce de la compagnie Hydraulic Press Brick.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

... lightweight aggregate, variously known as herculite or haydite,... produced by passing a crushed shale through a rotary kiln at about 2000 degrees F... Herculite is used [to replace stone aggregates ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
CONT

bétons à agrégats expansés: béton à agrégats légers tels que les argiles expansées, Schiste expansé, perlite, laitiers expansés.

CONT

Autres granulats expansés : 1. Le liège aggloméré expansé pur. (...) 2. Le polystyrène expansé Styropor. (...) 3. Le schiste expansé, selon la même technique que l'argile : exemple, le "Granulex". 4. Le verre expansé (...)

Spanish

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