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METASTABLE CONDITION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equilibrium film
1, record 1, English, equilibrium%20film
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A liquid film of thickness, or thicknesses, at which it is stable or metastable with respect to small thickness changes. Unless the area of the film is small, its composition may not be the same over its area and the(metastable) equilibrium thickness may be characteristic of the local condition only. 1, record 1, English, - equilibrium%20film
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- film d'équilibre
1, record 1, French, film%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] film liquide dont l'épaisseur ou les épaisseurs sont stables ou métastables en fonction de faibles variations d'épaisseur. À moins que la superficie du film ne soit faible, il est possible que sa composition varie à sa surface; de même, l'épaisseur (métastable) d'équilibre ne pourrait être caractéristique que de la situation locale. 1, record 1, French, - film%20d%27%C3%A9quilibre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Heat Treatment: Intervening Factors (Metals)
- Metal Quenching
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metastable condition
1, record 2, English, metastable%20condition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
in the case of carbon steel the quenching produces martensite that represents a metastable condition. 1, record 2, English, - metastable%20condition
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement thermique des métaux (Facteurs)
- Trempe (Métal)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- état labile 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20labile
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
état d'équilibre instable d'un système, susceptible de se transformer brusquement par le modification d'un facteur d'équilibre, sans pouvoir revenir à son état initial. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Beaucoup de métaux et alliages sont utilisés dans un état métastable tel que leur structure à température ambiante n'est pas modifiée avec le temps. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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