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TENSILE FORCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tensile force
1, record 1, English, tensile%20force
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tensile stress 2, record 1, English, tensile%20stress
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A force which tends to stretch or elongate something. 3, record 1, English, - tensile%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the stress tends to stretch or lengthen the material, it is called tensile stress 4, record 1, English, - tensile%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effort de traction
1, record 1, French, effort%20de%20traction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- force de tension 2, record 1, French, force%20de%20tension
- effort d'extension 3, record 1, French, effort%20d%27extension
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec certains polymères caoutchouteux soumis à un effort de traction, il peut se produire des allongements de 1200 %. 4, record 1, French, - effort%20de%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'essai consiste à soumettre une éprouvette à un effort de traction et généralement jusqu'à rupture. 3, record 1, French, - effort%20de%20traction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Resistencia de los materiales
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
- Física
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuerza de tracción
1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20de%20tracci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-04-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Applications of Automation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- equipment for testing tensile forces
1, record 2, English, equipment%20for%20testing%20tensile%20forces
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tensile force testing equipment 2, record 2, English, tensile%20force%20testing%20equipment
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appareil de mesure de tensions
1, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20mesure%20de%20tensions
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Appareil de mesure de tension. Combi 490 : tensiomètre électronique avec capteur intégré, affichage digital des vraies valeurs mesurées. S'adapte aux capteurs utilisés dans l'industrie du fil, câble, textile. Memo DT 905 et 918 HF : tensiomètres électroniques portables, mémoire 800 mesures avec ordinateur incorporé pour analyse statistique. Branchement avec tous les capteurs Tensometric. Le modèle 918 HF est utilisé avec capteurs jauge de contrainte. RK : appareil de mesure des coefficients de frottement avec ensemble PC et logiciel pour mise en mémoire et analyse. 1, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20mesure%20de%20tensions
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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