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POLYETHYLENE FOAM [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

Foam made by the introduction of gas or by inclusion of a gas-evolving chemical in molten polyethylene; sheets of polyethylene foam are inert and stable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
CONT

La mousse de polyéthylène, polymère synthétique d'éthylène additionné, à pression élevée, d'une mousse, a un pouvoir d'absorption d'eau minime et une diffusion à la vapeur d'eau particulièrement faible.

Spanish

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