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MALLEABILITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

... the ability to deform plastically under repetitive compressive forces.

CONT

Malleability permits metal to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets or foil, ductility permits it to be drawn into wire.

OBS

malleability: term standardized by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Facilité de réduction du métal en produits ou en feuilles minces par forgeage, martelage, laminage, emboutissage [...]

CONT

Les principales opérations d'usinage des métaux mettent en jeu leur plasticité dont la malléabilité et la ductilité sont deux aspects particuliers.

OBS

malléabilité : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física
  • Metalurgia general
DEF

Cualidad de maleable.

OBS

Maleable. Se aplica al metal que puede ser convertido en láminas o planchas.

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Record 2 2002-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Rehabilitación (Medicina)
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