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POLYVINYL FORMAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A poly(vinyl acetal) made by the reaction of the hydroxyl groups with formaldehyde.

OBS

poly(vinyl formal); PVFM: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Poly(acétal de vinyle) produit par combinaison des fonctions hydroxyles avec le formaldéhyde.

OBS

poly(formal de vinyle); PVFM : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • polyformal de vinyle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Poli(acetal de vinilo) producido por la reacción de los grupos hidróxilos con formaldehído.

OBS

PVFM, por sus siglas en inglés.

Key term(s)
  • poliformal de vinilo
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Record 2 1986-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Plate or Sheet Glass
CONT

Polyvinyl acetal. One of the family of vinyl resins resulting from the condensation of polyvinyl alcohol with an aldehyde... The three main groups are polyvinyl acetal itself, polyvinyl formal, and polyvinyl butyral. These are all thermoplastic... They are used chiefly in adhesives, paints and lacquers, and films. Polyvinyl butyral is used in sheet form as an interlayer in safety glass and shatter-resistant protection in aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Verre en feuille ou en plaque
DEF

Acétal polyvinylique servant à faire les verres de sécurité en sandwich.

Spanish

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