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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- durometer hardness
1, record 1, English, durometer%20hardness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the indentation resistance of elastomeric or soft plastic materials based on the depth of penetration of a conical indentor. 2, record 1, English, - durometer%20hardness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durometer hardness is a measure of the resistance of material to indentation by 3 spring-loaded indenter. The higher the number, the greater the resistance. 3, record 1, English, - durometer%20hardness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dureté au duromètre
1, record 1, French, duret%C3%A9%20au%20durom%C3%A8tre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une échelle arbitraire qui indique la résistance à l'impression du pénétrateur du duromètre. 1, record 1, French, - duret%C3%A9%20au%20durom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Duromètre. Désigne divers appareils normalisés de mesure des duretés et des résistances aux chocs, à la pénétration ou à la rayure des matériaux. 2, record 1, French, - duret%C3%A9%20au%20durom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- durete mesurée au duromètre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Practice
- Joints and Connections (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- backup rod
1, record 2, English, backup%20rod
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rod used behind a sealant to reduce its depth and to support it against sag or indentation. 2, record 2, English, - backup%20rod
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three different materials, compressible fillers, backup rods and exterior caulking or sealant, make up the masonry control joints. 3, record 2, English, - backup%20rod
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maçonnerie
- Joints et assemblages (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barre de fond
1, record 2, French, barre%20de%20fond
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) lorsque l'on monte un mur de remplissage en grandes surfaces et de faible épaisseur, que ce soit en briques pleines ou creuses, il est indispensable (...) de prévoir (...) des raidisseurs en cornières en T ou en double T. (...) Ces raidisseurs sont parfois remplacés par des fers de béton armé (...) L'espacement habituel de ces séries de barres est d'environ 80 cm à 1,20, soit 1 m en moyenne. 2, record 2, French, - barre%20de%20fond
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
- Scientific Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- durometer
1, record 3, English, durometer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hardness tester 2, record 3, English, hardness%20tester
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Device that indicates the hardness of a material, usually by measuring the effect on its surface of a localized penetration by a standardized rounded or pointed indenter of diamond, carbide, or hard steel. 3, record 3, English, - durometer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plastics and related plastic insulating materials may be measured by an indentation hardness tester. Results give an indication of the extent of cure of some thermosetting materials at room temperature, and act as a control test to indicate the punching quality of laminated plastics at the processing temperature. Indentation hardness numbers relate to the area or depth of indentation made by an indenter of fixed geometry under a known static load. 4, record 3, English, - durometer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
- Techniques industrielles
- Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
- Instruments scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- duromètre
1, record 3, French, durom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom générique des appareils de mesure de dureté. 2, record 3, French, - durom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dureté d'un matériau, et plus particulièrement des métaux, est déterminée par la résistance qu'ils opposent à la pénétration d'un poinçon de forme donnée, soumis à une force connue pendant un temps donné; on mesure, ensuite, les dimensions de l'empreinte permanente laissée par le poinçon. Les appareils utilisés pour ces mesures sont appelés duromètres [...] 3, record 3, French, - durom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom générique des appareils de mesure de dureté. 4, record 3, French, - durom%C3%A8tre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
- Procesos y técnicas industriales
- Pruebas destructivas y no destructivas (Materiales)
- Instrumentos científicos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- durómetro
1, record 3, Spanish, dur%C3%B3metro
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
- Metallography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Rockwell hardness test
1, record 4, English, Rockwell%20hardness%20test
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Rockwell test 2, record 4, English, Rockwell%20test
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An indentation hardness test using a calibrated machine to force a diamond sphero-conical penetrator(diamond penetrator) or a hard steel ball under specified conditions into the surface of the material under test in two operations, and to measure the difference in depth of the impression under the specified conditions of minor and major loads. 1, record 4, English, - Rockwell%20hardness%20test
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rockwell hardness test: Term standardized by ASTM. 3, record 4, English, - Rockwell%20hardness%20test
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Rockwell method
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
- Métallographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- essai Rockwell
1, record 4, French, essai%20Rockwell
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- essai de Rockwell 2, record 4, French, essai%20de%20Rockwell
correct, masculine noun
- essai de dureté Rockwell 3, record 4, French, essai%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20Rockwell
correct, masculine noun
- méthode Rockwell 4, record 4, French, m%C3%A9thode%20Rockwell
correct, feminine noun
- méthode de Rockwell 5, record 4, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20Rockwell
correct, feminine noun
- essai par la méthode Rockwell 4, record 4, French, essai%20par%20la%20m%C3%A9thode%20Rockwell
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essai Rockwell. -Le pénétrateur est soit une bille, soit un cône de diamant (...) On mesure non pas la surface d'empreinte mais sa profondeur. Afin d'obtenir une surface de référence à partir de laquelle sera mesurée la pénétration du poinçon, on soumet celui-ci à une précharge faible (...) puis à une seconde charge (...) On mesure ensuite la distance (...) séparant les deux positions successives occupées par l'extrémité du pénétrateur. L'utilisation de la précharge permet d'éliminer les erreurs dues aux irrégularités de l'état de surface du métal. 1, record 4, French, - essai%20Rockwell
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1979-11-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- international rubber hardness degree 1, record 5, English, international%20rubber%20hardness%20degree
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A measure of hardness, the magnitude of which is derived from the depth of penetration of a specified indentor into a test piece under specified conditions. International rubber hardness degrees are measured so that 0 degree represents a material showing no measurable resistance to indentation and 100 degrees represents a material showing no measurable indentation. The scale is completely described in ISO/R 48. 1, record 5, English, - international%20rubber%20hardness%20degree
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- degré international de dureté du caoutchouc 1, record 5, French, degr%C3%A9%20international%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20du%20caoutchouc
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mesure de la dureté, dont la grandeur dérive de la profondeur d'enfoncement dans une éprouvette, d'un pénétreur spécifié dans des conditions spécifiées. Unités d'une échelle, choisie de telle sorte que le degré 0 représente la dureté d'une matière n'opposant aucune résistance appréciable à la pénétration et le degré 100 la dureté d'une matière dans laquelle la pénétration est négligeable. L'échelle est complètement décrite en ISO/R 48. 1, record 5, French, - degr%C3%A9%20international%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20du%20caoutchouc
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Strength of Materials
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- depth of indentation 1, record 6, English, depth%20of%20indentation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hardness number is related to the depth of indentation and the number is higher the harder the material. 1, record 6, English, - depth%20of%20indentation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- enfoncement
1, record 6, French, enfoncement
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'essai consiste à mesurer l'enfoncement [...] après l'application d'une surcharge [...] l'indicateur d'enfoncement est un comparateur permettant les mesures [...] de la profondeur de pénétration. 1, record 6, French, - enfoncement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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