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CAST IRON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cast Iron
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cast iron
1, record 1, English, cast%20iron
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any carbon-iron alloy cast to shape and containing 1.8-4.5% carbon, that is, in excess of the solubility in austenite at the eutectic temperature. 2, record 1, English, - cast%20iron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For the various forms (gray cast iron, white cast iron, malleable cast iron, and nodular cast iron), the word "cast" is often left out, resulting in gray iron, white iron, malleable iron, and nodular iron, respectively. 3, record 1, English, - cast%20iron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cast iron: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - cast%20iron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fonte
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonte
1, record 1, French, fonte
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alliage de fer et de carbone, donnant un métal très résistant en compression, mais cassant et non ductile [...] 2, record 1, French, - fonte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fonte a une remarquable résistance à la corrosion, et un coefficient de dilatation thermique très bas; on l'utilise pour fabriquer des canalisations de fort diamètre, des éléments de radiateurs et de chaudières, et des appareils sanitaires. 2, record 1, French, - fonte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] ses transformations s'effectuent surtout par moulage à chaud (fonte grise, dite fonte de moulage). 2, record 1, French, - fonte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fonte : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - fonte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hierro fundido
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hierro colado
1, record 1, Spanish, hierro%20colado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hierro fundido 2, record 1, Spanish, hierro%20fundido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Hierro] que sale de los altos hornos; tienen más carbono que el acero y es quebradizo y de fractura granulosa; se distinguen algunas variedades por la cantidad de carbono que contienen : atruchado, blanco, gris, etc. 3, record 1, Spanish, - hierro%20colado
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