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SLABBING [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Metal Rolling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal slabbing mill
1, record 1, English, universal%20slabbing%20mill
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rolling mill for the production of steel slabs from ingots, which incorporates, in addition to horizontal rolls, one or more sets of vertical rolls. 1, record 1, English, - universal%20slabbing%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rolling mills for processing large steel ingots are termed "blooming" or "slabbing" mills and the resulting forms are termed blooms or slabs. 2, record 1, English, - universal%20slabbing%20mill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "universal mill". 3, record 1, English, - universal%20slabbing%20mill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laminoir universel
1, record 1, French, laminoir%20universel
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Laminoir transformant les lingots en brames et comportant outre les cylindres horizontaux, une ou plusieurs paires de cylindres verticaux 1, record 1, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les laminoirs peuvent être classés d’après leur emploi. Tout d’abord le dégrossissage des lingots s’effectue au blooming ou au slabbing, de façon à transformer le lingot en bloom ou en brame. 2, record 1, French, - laminoir%20universel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Metal Rolling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rolling mill
1, record 2, English, rolling%20mill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine for shaping material (as heated metal, molten glass, or leather) by passing and repassing it between rolls. 2, record 2, English, - rolling%20mill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... the mechanical equipment used to convert metal ingots economically into simple shapes such as structural forms, rails, sheets, and into intermediate shapes required for such operations as forging and wire drawing ... 3, record 2, English, - rolling%20mill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Basically, a rolling mill consists of two horizontal rolls mounted one above the other, revolving at the same speed, but in opposite directions. 4, record 2, English, - rolling%20mill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Rolling mills for processing large steel ingots are termed "blooming" or "slabbing" mills and the resulting forms are termed blooms or slabs. 5, record 2, English, - rolling%20mill
Record 2, Key term(s)
- roll mill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- laminoir
1, record 2, French, laminoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine à l’aide de laquelle on peut réduire la section d’un produit métallurgique par passage entre deux cylindres [...]. Un laminoir se compose de cylindres en fonte ou en acier à axes horizontaux, dont les extrémités formant tourillons reposent dans de vastes coussinets supportés par un bâti vertical, appelé «cage» du laminoir. 2, record 2, French, - laminoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suivant le nombre des cylindres et leur disposition, on distingue les laminoirs duo, trio, double duo, quarto, sendzimir, etc. 3, record 2, French, - laminoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On appelle «cage» l’ensemble des deux montants, des cylindres et des accessoires; une série de cages constitue un «train» de laminoirs. 4, record 2, French, - laminoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les laminoirs peuvent être classés d’après leur emploi. Tout d’abord le dégrossissage des lingots s’effectue au blooming ou au slabbing, de façon à transformer le lingot en bloom ou en brame. 4, record 2, French, - laminoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il arrive que les termes «train», ou «train de laminoir», soient utilisés comme synonymes de «laminoir». Voir la fiche «laminoir universel». 5, record 2, French, - laminoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laminoir : Extrait de la norme NF-E60-000 reproduite avec l’autorisation de l’AFNOR. 6, record 2, French, - laminoir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Herramientas y equipo industriales
- Laminado (Metalurgia)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- laminador
1, record 2, Spanish, laminador
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Steel
- Metal Rolling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- slab
1, record 3, English, slab
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semi-finished block of metal, rectangular in section, which is a product of the blooming mill and which is intended for subsequent rolling into plate. 2, record 3, English, - slab
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Metal rolling ... The original material fed into the rolls is usually an ingot from a foundry. The largest product in hot rolling is called a bloom; by successive hot and then cold-rolling operations the bloom is reduced to a billet, slab, plate, sheet, strip, an foil, in decreasing order of thickness and size. 3, record 3, English, - slab
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sidérurgie
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brame
1, record 3, French, brame
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ébauche de produit plat(ou tôle) de section rectangulaire, obtenue soit par laminage d’un lingot sur un slabbing, soit par coulée continue de métal liquide. 1, record 3, French, - brame
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slabbing : Laminoir dégrossisseur comportant une cage duo réversible et transformant à chaud, par passages successifs, un lingot en brame. 1, record 3, French, - brame
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Metal Rolling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- slabbing unit
1, record 4, English, slabbing%20unit
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"the slabbing unit, used to flatten pig iron ingots ..." 1, record 4, English, - slabbing%20unit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rolling mills for processing large steel ingots are termed "blooming" or "slabbing " mills and the resulting forms are termed blooms or slabs. 2, record 4, English, - slabbing%20unit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Laminage (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gros laminoir dégrossisseur
1, record 4, French, gros%20laminoir%20d%C3%A9grossisseur
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«le gros laminoir dégrossisseur qui sert à aplatir les lingots de fonte [...]» 1, record 4, French, - gros%20laminoir%20d%C3%A9grossisseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les laminoirs peuvent être classés d’après leur emploi. Tout d’abord le dégrossissage des lingots s’effectue au blooming ou au slabbing, de façon à transformer le lingot en bloom ou en brame. 2, record 4, French, - gros%20laminoir%20d%C3%A9grossisseur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Wood Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- slabbing mill 1, record 5, English, slabbing%20mill
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du bois
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- slabbing 1, record 5, French, slabbing
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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