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HARD-FINISH PLASTER [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cement Industry
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
  • Masonry Materials
OBS

Quick-setting, white, hard-finish plaster, which produces a wall of extreme durability. It is made by soaking plaster of paris in a solution of alum or borax and cream of tartar.

Key term(s)
  • Keene cement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cimenterie
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria del cemento
  • Argamasas y masillas (Construcción)
  • Materiales de albañilería
DEF

Cemento obtenido por la inmersión de yeso hemihidratado en una disolución de alumbre, coción del mismo, previamente desecado al aire y molido fino.

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Record 2 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
DEF

A hard-finish gypsum plaster to which potassium carbonate has been added.

OBS

martin’s cement: usually capital M.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
DEF

Plâtre destiné à la réalisation d'enduits de dureté élevée [...]

Spanish

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