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FOAMED POLYURETHANE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[A] rigid or semi-rigid cellular plastics insulation material with a substantially closed-cell structure based on polyurethanes.

OBS

polyurethane foam; PUR: term, abbreviation, and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Matériau isolant en plastique alvéolaire rigide ou semi-rigide ayant une structure constituée essentiellement de cellules fermées à base de polyuréthanne.

OBS

mousse de polyuréthanne; PUR : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • mousse polyuréthanne
  • polyuréthanne expansé

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