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PLASTISOL [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A suspension of a finely divided polymer in a plasticizer.

OBS

The polymer does not dissolve appreciably in the plasticizer at room temperature but does so at elevated temperatures to form a homogeneous plastic mass (externally plasticized polymer).

OBS

plastisol: term and definition standardized by ISO [International Organization for Standardization].

OBS

plastisol: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Suspension d'un polymère finement divisé dans un plastifiant.

OBS

Le polymère ne se dissout pas en quantité appréciable à la température ambiante dans un plastifiant, mais le peut à température élevée, pour former une masse plastique homogène (polymère plastifié par voie externe).

OBS

plastisol : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

plastisol : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Suspensión de un polímero o copolímero de PVC [policloruro de vinilo], finamente dividido, en un plastificante.

OBS

El polímero no se disuelve apreciablemente en el plastificante a temperatura ambiente pero lo hace a temperaturas elevadas para formar una masa plástica homogénea (polímero externamente plastificado).

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