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ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE RUBBER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Rubber
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nitrile rubber
1, record 1, English, nitrile%20rubber
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NR 2, record 1, English, NR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber 3, record 1, English, acrylonitrile%2Dbutadiene%20rubber
correct, standardized
- acrylonitrile rubber 4, record 1, English, acrylonitrile%20rubber
correct
- nitrile-butadiene rubber 4, record 1, English, nitrile%2Dbutadiene%20rubber
correct
- NBR 3, record 1, English, NBR
correct, standardized
- NBR 3, record 1, English, NBR
- nitrile-butadiene 5, record 1, English, nitrile%2Dbutadiene
correct, standardized
- Government Rubber-Acrylonitrile 6, record 1, English, Government%20Rubber%2DAcrylonitrile
correct, obsolete
- GR-A 6, record 1, English, GR%2DA
correct, obsolete
- GR-A 6, record 1, English, GR%2DA
- Buna N rubber 6, record 1, English, Buna%20N%20rubber
- Buna-N rubber 7, record 1, English, Buna%2DN%20rubber
- NBR rubber 8, record 1, English, NBR%20rubber
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A range of synthetic rubbers made by the copolymerization of buta-1,3-diene and acrylonitrile. 5, record 1, English, - nitrile%20rubber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nitrile rubbers are available with different butadiene/acrylonitrile ratios, the high acrylonitrile content giving rubbers with excellent oil resistance, the lower acrylonitrile content giving improved low-temperature flexibility. 9, record 1, English, - nitrile%20rubber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depending on their acrylonitrile content, these rubbers are oil- and solvent-resistant. Suitably compounded, they are used as a basis for solvent-borne adhesives. NBR is also available as latices, allowing the manufacture of dispersion adhesives. Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber can be carboxylated. 5, record 1, English, - nitrile%20rubber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber; nitrile rubber; nitrile-butadiene; NBR: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO. 10, record 1, English, - nitrile%20rubber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Caoutchouc
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caoutchouc nitrile
1, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20nitrile
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caoutchouc acrylonitrile-butadiène 2, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20acrylonitrile%2Dbutadi%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- nitrile-butadiène 3, record 1, French, nitrile%2Dbutadi%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- caoutchouc nitrile-butadiène 4, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20nitrile%2Dbutadi%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- NBR 3, record 1, French, NBR
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- NBR 3, record 1, French, NBR
- caoutchouc acrylonitrile 5, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20acrylonitrile
masculine noun
- caoutchouc Buna N 6, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20Buna%20N
masculine noun
- caoutchouc Buna-N 7, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20Buna%2DN
masculine noun
- caoutchouc N.B.R. 4, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20N%2EB%2ER%2E
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gamme de caoutchoucs synthétiques produits par la copolymérisation du buta-1,3-diène et de l'acrylonitrile. 3, record 1, French, - caoutchouc%20nitrile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon leur teneur en acrylonitrile, ces caoutchoucs peuvent résister à l'huile et aux solvants. Combinés de façon adéquate, ils servent de base aux adhésifs à base de solvants. Le NBR est également disponible sous forme de latex permettant la fabrication de dispersions adhésives. Le caoutchouc acrylonitrile-butadiène peut être carboxylé. 3, record 1, French, - caoutchouc%20nitrile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caoutchouc acrylonitrile-butadiène; caoutchouc nitrile; nitrile-butadiène; NBR : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 8, record 1, French, - caoutchouc%20nitrile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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