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Record 1 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A manufactured fiber composed of regenerated cellulose, as well as manufactured fibers composed of regenerated cellulose in which substituents have replaced not more than 15% of the hydrogens of the hydroxyl groups.

OBS

Viscose is the earliest man-made fiber, from cellulose such as wood or cotton. The term rayon is used in some manufacturing countries for any manufactured cellulose fiber, including, in some cases, fibers composed of cellulose acetate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fibre artificielle composée de cellulose dérivée de la pulpe de bois, de linters de coton, ou d’autres végétaux.

OBS

[La viscose est] produite par transformation de la cellulose en un dérivé chimique instable(xanthate) dissous dans de la soude caustique pour former la solution de filage viscose, extrudée en filage humide dans un bain acide afin de régénérer la cellulose en filaments.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
CONT

Salt bath nitriding. Nitriding may also be carried out in a salt bath containing nitriding salts. The hardened part is suspended in the molten nitriding salt, which is held at a temperature from 900 ° to 1100 [degrees Fahrenheit] depending on the application.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
CONT

La nitruration liquide, appelée parfois encore cyanuration, s’effectue en bains de sels à une température moyenne de 550 [degrés centigrades]. Les éléments actifs du bain sont des cyanates obtenus par transformation des cyanures de sodium et de potassium par apport d’oxygène.

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reprography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reprographie

Spanish

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