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WELD PUDDLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Welding and Soldering (Metals)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- molten pool
1, record 1, English, molten%20pool
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- weld puddle 2, record 1, English, weld%20puddle
correct, standardized, officially approved
- weld pool 3, record 1, English, weld%20pool
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pool of liquid metal formed during fusion welding. 4, record 1, English, - molten%20pool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The welding wire is fed into the arc, or into the molten pool formed on the work. 5, record 1, English, - molten%20pool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
molten pool; weld puddle: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution and by the Standards Association of Australia; terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - molten%20pool
Record 1, Key term(s)
- welding pool
- welding puddle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soudage (Métal)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bain de fusion
1, record 1, French, bain%20de%20fusion
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme dans le soudage avec électrode enrobée, ce laitier recouvre le bain de fusion qu'il protège. 2, record 1, French, - bain%20de%20fusion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Soudage par fusion. Il regroupe tous les procédés de soudage comportant une fusion localisée, exécutée avec ou sans utilisation de produit d'apport et sans intervention de pression. On en distingue plusieurs familles. [...] soudage au gaz, [...] soudage à l'arc, [...] soudage avec électrode enrobée, [...] Dans le soudage sous protection gazeuse avec fil fusible, l'arc et le bain de fusion sont protégés par un gaz inerte (hélium ou argon dans le procédé MIG [Metal Inert Gas]) ou un mélange gazeux actif (procédé MAG [Metal Active Gas]). 3, record 1, French, - bain%20de%20fusion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bain de fusion : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - bain%20de%20fusion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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