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Record 1 2012-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
DEF

cokes: The standard grades of hot-dipped tinplates, that carry about 0.56 kg of tin per basis box (i.e. lighter coating than the charcoal grades), that consist of mild-steel coated with tin, and that are used for packaging, canning and general purposes.

CONT

Various grades of hot-dipped tin plate were produced, the terminology indicating in a general way the weight of tin coating or, more exactly, the amount of tin used to produce the given unit or base box of plate. Coke tin plate has always designated the plate produced with the lowest amount of tin and formerly was called Cokes or Common Cokes. In ascending weight of coating, the various grades were Common Cokes, Standard Cokes, Best Cokes, and Kanners Special. Charcoal tin plate carries still heavier coatings including 1A and 2A.

CONT

Terms, charcoal plate and coke plate, which in last century described quality of iron used as a base metal, have now come to be applied to tin plate of certain coating thickness. Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1. 24 and 2. 5 pounds per base box-on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. For roofing applications, heavier charcoal weight coatings have always been preferred. Common cokes, 1. 25 lb/base box. Standard cokes, 1. 50 lb/base box; Best cokes, 1. 70 lb/base box. "Kanners" special cokes, 2. 0 lb/base box.... Weight of coating on an electrolytic plate is a measurement of amount of coating on both sides of sheet, expressed in grams per square meter. Prior to adoption of this system, a "pot yield" method was used. The coating designation numbers are a hold over from this earlier system.

OBS

coke; common coke: Terms usually used in the plural ("cokes"; "common cokes").

Key term(s)
  • cokes
  • common cokes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
OBS

Fer blanc étamé à chaud à partir de fers noirs laminés [...] Qualités : Common coke et standard coke.

Key term(s)
  • fer-blanc à étamage mince
  • fer-blanc étamé en couche d'épaisseur ordinaire
  • fer-blanc de qualité «common coke»
  • fer-blanc étamé de qualité «common coke»

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
CONT

Terms, charcoal plate and coke plate, which in last century described quality of iron used as a base metal, have now come to be applied to tin plate of certain coating thickness. Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1. 24 and 2. 5 pounds per base box-on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. For roofing applications, heavier charcoal weight coatings have always been preferred. Common cokes, 1. 25 lb/base box. Standard cokes, 1. 50 lb/base box; Best cokes, 1. 70 lb/base box. "Kanners" special cokes, 2. 0 lb/base box.... Weight of coating on an electrolytic plate is a measurement of amount of coating on both sides of sheet, expressed in grams per square meter. Prior to adoption of this system, a "pot yield" method was used. The coating designation numbers are a hold over from this earlier system.

CONT

Various grades of hot-dipped tin plate were produced, the terminology indicating in a general way the weight of tin coating or, more exactly, the amount of tin used to produce the given unit or base box of plate. Coke tin plate has always designated the plate produced with the lowest amount of tin and formerly was called Cokes or Common Cokes. In ascending weight of coating, the various grades were Common Cokes, Standard Cokes, Best Cokes, and Kanners Special. Charcoal tin plate carries still heavier coatings including 1A and 2A.

OBS

This grade of tin-plate carries heavier coatings of tin than coke grades but less than charcoal grades.

OBS

best coke: Usually used in the plural ("best cokes").

Key term(s)
  • best cokes
  • best coke tin-plate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The unit of magnetic flux in the meter-kilogram-second system, equal to the magnetic flux which, linking a circuit of one turn, produces in it an electromotive force of 1 volt as it is reduced to zero at a uniform rate in 1 second.

OBS

In SI [International System of] base units, the dimensions of the weber are(kg·m²)/(s²·A). The weber is commonly expressed in terms of other derived units as the Tesla-square meter(T·m2), volt-seconds(V·s), or joules per ampere(J/A). 1 Wb=1 V·s=1 T·m²=1 J/A=108 Mx(maxwells).

OBS

The weber is named for the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804–1891).

OBS

weber; Wb: term and symbol officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Unité M.K.S.A. [mètre, kilogramme, seconde, ampère] de flux magnétique représentant le flux qui, à travers une seule spire, produit une force électromotrice d'un volt dans celle-ci, quand il décroît uniformément à zéro en une seconde.

OBS

weber; Wb : terme et symbole uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Flujo magnético que, al atravesar un circuito de una sola espira produce en ésta una fuerza electromotriz de 1 voltio cuando el flujo disminuye uniformemente a cero en un segundo.

OBS

weber; Wb: término, simbol y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 1999-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Steel
CONT

Tin plate is now sold both on a weight per unit area basis and on a thickness basis. The old unit of area is the base box, equal to the area of 112 sheets, 14 by 20 inches, or 31 360 square inches (217.78 square feet). The new unit of thickness is the millimetre and the corresponding area designation for pricing and weight or area calculations is the SITA (System International Tin Plate Area) which equals 100 square metres or 4.9426 base boxes. ... The use of symbols to designate gage was displaced by the use of base weights (or basis weights) expressed in pounds per base box that also indicated the approximate thickness of the tin-mill product ... With the recent introduction of the metric system (SI) in production, gage is the basic unit for specification and area becomes only a derived value for commercial usage.

CONT

Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1.24 and 2.5 pounds per base box - on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box.

CONT

The commercial grades of electrolytic tin plate available at present include coating weights of 2. 2, 5. 6, 7. 7, 11. 2, 16. 8 and 22. 4 grams of tin per square meter(0. 10, 0. 25, 0. 35, 0. 50, 0. 75 and 1. 00 pound of tin per base box), identified by the numerals 10, 25, 35, 50, 75 and 100 respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Acier
CONT

Fer blanc (tin plate). [...] Suivant le procédé utilisé, l'épaisseur de la couche d'étain varie de 0,4 micron dans le fer blanc électrolytique à 20 microns dans le fer blanc au trempé. [...] L'appréciation d'un fer blanc est caractérisée d'une part par l'épaisseur et la composition de l'acier de base et, d'autre part, par le taux d'étamage. En France, celui-ci représente la quantité d'étain déposée par unité de surface de feuille sur les deux faces, exprimée en grammes par mètre carré (taux courants : 27 g, 33 g, 40 g, 49 g). En Angleterre, le poids du revêtement d'étain est exprimé en onces par basis box et aux États-Unis en livres par base box (le basis box ou base box étant une unité de surface, utilisée dans l'industrie du fer blanc, et qui équivaut à 40,465 m² de surface étamée.)

OBS

caisse de base : Selon la compagnie Stelco (à Lachine), cet équivalent français est utilisé dans l'industrie. Dans les ouvrages français, l'expression «base box» (de même que son synonyme «basis box») est laissée en anglais.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
CONT

Terms, charcoal plate and coke plate, which in last century described quality of iron used as a base metal, have now come to be applied to tin plate of certain coating thickness. Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1. 24 and 2. 5 pounds per base box-on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. For roofing applications, heavier charcoal weight coatings have always been preferred. Common cokes, 1. 25 lb/base box. Standard cokes, 1. 50 lb/base box; Best cokes, 1. 70 lb/base box. "Kanners" special cokes, 2. 0 lb/base box.... Weight of coating on an electrolytic plate is a measurement of amount of coating on both sides of sheet, expressed in grams per square meter. Prior to adoption of this system, a "pot yield" method was used. The coating designation numbers are a hold over from this earlier system.

CONT

Various grades of hot-dipped tin plate were produced, the terminology indicating in a general way the weight of tin coating or, more exactly, the amount of tin used to produce the given unit or base box of plate. Coke tin plate has always designated the plate produced with the lowest amount of tin and formerly was called Cokes or Common Cokes. In ascending weight of coating, the various grades were Common Cokes, Standard Cokes, Best Cokes, and Kanners Special. Charcoal tin plate carries still heavier coatings including 1A and 2A.

OBS

This grade of tin-plate carries heavier coatings of tin than coke grades but less than charcoal grades.

Key term(s)
  • Kanners special coke tin-plate
  • Kanners special coke tinplate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
Key term(s)
  • fer-blanc étamé en couche d'épaisseur «Kanners special»
  • fer-blanc de qualité «Kanners special»

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
CONT

Coating weights : Pure tin coating on a hot-dip tin plate is mechanically distributed over sheet surface by tinning rolls. Due to nature of this tinning operation and elevated temperature of metal it is not possible to control, within close limits, tin coating weight. For these and other reasons, coating is measured and described by "tin pot yield" method. Total weight(in pounds) of tin consumed in manufacture of one base box, is pot yield. Terms, charcoal plate and coke plate, which in last century described quality of iron used as a base metal, have now come to be applied to tin plate of certain coating thickness. Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1. 24 and 2. 5 pounds per base box-on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. For roofing applications, heavier charcoal weight coatings have always been preferred. Common cokes, 1. 25 lb/base box. Standard cokes, 1. 50 lb/base box; Best cokes, 1. 70 lb/base box. "Kanners" special cokes, 2. 0 lb/base box.... Weight of coating on an electrolytic plate is a measurement of amount of coating on both sides of sheet, expressed in grams per square meter. Prior to adoption of this system, a "pot yield" method was used. The coating designation numbers are a hold over from this earlier system.

OBS

Various grades of hot-dipped in tin plate were produced, the terminology indicating in a general way the weight of tin coating or, more exactly, the amount of tin used to produce the given unit or base box of plate. Coke tin plate has always designated the plate produced with the lowest amount of tin and formerly was called Cokes or Common Cokes. In ascending weight of coating, the various grades were Common Cokes, Standard Cokes, Best Cokes, and Kanners Special. Charcoal tin plate carries still heavier coatings including 1A and 2A.

Key term(s)
  • pot yield

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
OBS

rendement de l'étain au creuset : équivalent proposé par la compagnie Stelco à Lachine.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
CONT

Terms, charcoal plate and coke plate, which in last century described quality of iron used as a base metal, have now come to be applied to tin plate of certain coating thickness. Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1. 24 and 2. 5 pounds per base box-on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. For roofing applications, heavier charcoal weight coatings have always been preferred. Common cokes, 1. 25 lb/base box. Standard cokes, 1. 50 lb/base box; Best cokes, 1. 70 lb/base box. "Kanners" special cokes, 2. 0 lb/base box.... Weight of coating on an electrolytic plate is a measurement of amount of coating on both sides of sheet, expressed in grams per square meter. Prior to adoption of this system, a "pot yield" method was used. The coating designation numbers are a hold over from this earlier system.

OBS

Various grades of hot-dipped tin plate were produced, the terminology indicating in a general way the weight of tin coating or, more exactly, the amount of tin used to produce the given unit or base box of plate. Coke tin plate has always designated the plate produced with the lowest amount of tin and formerly was called Cokes or Common Cokes. In ascending weight of coating, the various grades were Common Cokes, Standard Cokes, Best Cokes, and Kanners Special. Charcoal tin plate carries still heavier coatings including 1A and 2A.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Properties of Paper
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The colour depth(optical density) of a printed image. It may be measured directly by a user-friendly optical density meter. Measured by colourimeter, it is calculated as the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the Y value(the luminous reflectance factor of unprinted paper) to the luminous reflectance factor of the printed paper with an opaque pad of the unprinted paper as background.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Propriétés des papiers
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Densité optique exprimée par le logarithme du rapport de la réflectance du papier vierge à celle du papier imprimé.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Dielectric strength test(test No. 1). A test voltage with a value of 2 kV r. m. s., practically sinusoidal in form, with a frequency between 45 and 65 Hz inclusive and supplied by a source with an apparent power of at least 500 VA, is applied for one minute between, firstly, all terminals interconnected between themselves, and secondly, a flat metal surface on which the meter base rests. For detachable type meters, the voltage is applied between the interconnected terminals, and the metal casing of the meter. No disruptive discharge must occur during the test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Épreuve de rigidité diélectrique (essai no. 1). Une tension d'essai de valeur efficace 2 kV, pratiquement sinusoïdale, de fréquence comprise entre 45 et 65 Hz, fournie par une source d'une puissance apparente d'au moins 500 VA, est appliquée pendant une minute entre, d'une part, toutes les bornes reliées entre elles et, d'autre part, une surface métallique plane sur laquelle repose de socle du compteur. Pour les compteurs de type embrochable, la tension est appliquée entre les bornes reliées ensemble et l'enveloppe métallique du compteur. Pendant l'essai, aucune décharge disruptive ne doit se produire.

Spanish

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