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FUNDICION GRIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gray cast iron
1, record 1, English, gray%20cast%20iron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gray iron 2, record 1, English, gray%20iron
correct
- grey iron 3, record 1, English, grey%20iron
correct
- flake iron 4, record 1, English, flake%20iron
correct
- cast iron no 2 5, record 1, English, cast%20iron%20no%202
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad class of ferrous casting alloys (cast irons) normally characterized by a microstructure of flake graphite in a ferrous matrix. 1, record 1, English, - gray%20cast%20iron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Gray iron is] also known as flake iron on account of all or part of the carbon content being in the form of graphite distributed through the metal as flakes. 4, record 1, English, - gray%20cast%20iron
Record 1, Key term(s)
- grey cast iron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonte grise
1, record 1, French, fonte%20grise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fonte de moulage 2, record 1, French, fonte%20de%20moulage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fonte présentant une cassure grise et dans laquelle le carbone est présent essentiellement sous forme de graphite. 3, record 1, French, - fonte%20grise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fontes grises, dont la cassure est grise, renferment une partie du carbone sous forme de graphite libre, qui rend la cassure noirâtre, car elle suit les lamelles de graphite. Elles contiennent une teneur en silicium supérieure à 1.5 %; leurs caractéristiques médiocres sont améliorées par additions d'éléments spéciaux; [...] 4, record 1, French, - fonte%20grise
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue les fontes grises à graphite lamellaire et les fontes grises à graphite sphéroïdal. 3, record 1, French, - fonte%20grise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fundición
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fundición gris
1, record 1, Spanish, fundici%C3%B3n%20gris
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fundición en la que el carbono se encuentra preferentemente sin combinar, en forma de grafito. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fundici%C3%B3n%20gris
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Es de color gris, y menos frágil que la fundición blanca. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fundici%C3%B3n%20gris
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