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INDENTATION HARDNESS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ball indentation hardness
1, record 1, English, ball%20indentation%20hardness
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The quotient of the load on a ball indenter and the surface area of the impression caused by the ball indenter after a specified time of load application. 1, record 1, English, - ball%20indentation%20hardness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ball indentation hardness] is expressed in newtons per square millimetre. 1, record 1, English, - ball%20indentation%20hardness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ball indentation hardness: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - ball%20indentation%20hardness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Plasturgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dureté par pénétration à la bille
1, record 1, French, duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20%C3%A0%20la%20bille
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quotient de la charge exercée sur un pénétrateur à bille par la surface de l'impression causée par le pénétrateur à bille après un instant spécifié d'application de charge. 1, record 1, French, - duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20%C3%A0%20la%20bille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exprimée en newtons par millimètre carré. 1, record 1, French, - duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20%C3%A0%20la%20bille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dureté par pénétration à la bille : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration%20%C3%A0%20la%20bille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- indentation hardness
1, record 2, English, indentation%20hardness
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The resistance of a solid surface to the penetration of a second, usually harder, body under prescribed conditions. 2, record 2, English, - indentation%20hardness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Numerical values used to express indentation hardness are not absolute physical quantities, but depend on the hardness scale used to express hardness. 2, record 2, English, - indentation%20hardness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
indentation hardness: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - indentation%20hardness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dureté par pénétration
1, record 2, French, duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résistance d'un matériau à la pénétration. 2, record 2, French, - duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette grandeur est mesurée en imprimant dans l'échantillon un pénétrateur de forme arrondie ou anguleuse soumis à une charge statique donnée. Cette méthode est la plus couramment utilisée pour la mesure de la dureté d'un matériau. 2, record 2, French, - duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dureté par pénétration : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - duret%C3%A9%20par%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dureza a la penetración
1, record 2, Spanish, dureza%20a%20la%20penetraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capacidad que tiene un material para resistir la penetración. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dureza%20a%20la%20penetraci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término "dureza a la penetración" no tiene significado cuantitativo, excepto en términos de un ensayo particular en el cual se especifica el tamaño y forma del penetrador, la carga de penetración y otras condiciones del ensayo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dureza%20a%20la%20penetraci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Prosthetic Dentistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- indentation hardness
1, record 3, English, indentation%20hardness
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie prothétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dureté à l'indentation
1, record 3, French, duret%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27indentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dureté évaluée par la mesure d'une aire ou d'une profondeur d'indentation obtenue en appliquant un poinçon spécifié à la surface d'un matériau, sous des conditions de charge spécifiées. 1, record 3, French, - duret%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27indentation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait de la norme NF-S91-001 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR. 2, record 3, French, - duret%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27indentation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Prótesis dental
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- dureza a la penetración
1, record 3, Spanish, dureza%20a%20la%20penetraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dureza] evaluada como la medida del área o profundidad de la penetración, efectuada presionando un durómetro específico, sobre la superficie de un material, bajo unas condiciones de carga dadas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - dureza%20a%20la%20penetraci%C3%B3n
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