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PLASMA ARC CUTTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plasma cutter
1, record 1, English, plasma%20cutter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plasma arc cutter 1, record 1, English, plasma%20arc%20cutter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ultra-high temperature metal-cutting device that produces cutting temperatures as high as 25 000 °F (13 871 °C). 1, record 1, English, - plasma%20cutter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Plasma cutters] require a power supply as well as one of several compressed gases such as air, nitrogen, or a mixture of argon and hydrogen or argon and helium. As an electrical arc melts the material being cut, a jet of gas is heated into plasma by the arc. The plasma is used to blow the molten material from the cutting area. 1, record 1, English, - plasma%20cutter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coupeuse au plasma
1, record 1, French, coupeuse%20au%20plasma
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil de découpage à ultra-haute température dont les températures de coupe peuvent atteindre 13 871 °C (25 000 °F). 1, record 1, French, - coupeuse%20au%20plasma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les coupeuses au plasma] exigent une alimentation électrique de même qu'un ou plusieurs gaz comprimés (air, azote ou un mélange d'argon et d'hydrogène ou d'argon et d'hélium). Dans ce procédé, l'arc électrique fait fondre le matériel à découper, pendant qu'un jet de gaz est porté à l'état de plasma par l'arc électrique. Le matériel fondu est alors éjecté de la surface de coupe par la colonne de plasma. 1, record 1, French, - coupeuse%20au%20plasma
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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