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VICKERS MACHINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Machinery
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Vickers pyramid hardness testing machine
1, record 1, English, Vickers%20pyramid%20hardness%20testing%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Vickers hardness tester 1, record 1, English, Vickers%20hardness%20tester
correct
- pyramid Vickers tester 1, record 1, English, pyramid%20Vickers%20tester
correct
- Vickers testing machine 1, record 1, English, Vickers%20testing%20machine
correct
- Vickers machine 2, record 1, English, Vickers%20machine
correct
- Vickers tester 2, record 1, English, Vickers%20tester
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Vickers pyramid hardness testing machine ... was developed as a result of research for (a) thoroughly reliable and accurate means of testing the hardness of metals, particularly those having high hardness and (b) for application to all classes of work, including finished parts and very thin sheets. 1, record 1, English, - Vickers%20pyramid%20hardness%20testing%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine d'essai de Wickers
1, record 1, French, machine%20d%27essai%20de%20Wickers
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine Wickers 1, record 1, French, machine%20Wickers
correct, feminine noun
- machine Vickers 2, record 1, French, machine%20Vickers
correct, feminine noun
- machine d'essai Vickers 2, record 1, French, machine%20d%27essai%20Vickers
correct, feminine noun
- machine de dureté Vickers 3, record 1, French, machine%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20Vickers
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthode de Wickers. La fig. 16 représente le schéma d'une machine d'essai, de Wickers. Quand la pièce A est mise en place un loquet mû par une manette libère la charge qui agit pendant un temps déterminé grâce à l'action d'une came munie d'un poids moteur et d'un dashpot. Les essais se font avec la même vitesse de mise en charge et la même durée de charge. 1, record 1, French, - machine%20d%27essai%20de%20Wickers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On rencontre plus souvent «Vickers» que «Wickers». 4, record 1, French, - machine%20d%27essai%20de%20Wickers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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