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FRACTOGRAPHIE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metallography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fractography
1, record 1, English, fractography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descriptive treatment of fracture, especially in metal, with specific reference to photography of the fracture surface. 1, record 1, English, - fractography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Métallographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fractographie
1, record 1, French, fractographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de lecture et d'interprétation des cassures de matériaux, naturelles ou provoquées, en particulier des métaux. 2, record 1, French, - fractographie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-12-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fractograph
1, record 2, English, fractograph
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fractographic photograph. 2, record 2, English, - fractograph
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fractography: the microscopic examination of fractured metal surfaces. 3, record 2, English, - fractograph
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fractographie
1, record 2, French, fractographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Désigne l'image fractographique. On emploie plutôt microfractographie quand il s'agit d'un microscope électronique. 1, record 2, French, - fractographie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La fractographie [= analyse morphologique des cassures] d'un échantillon incomplètement compacté permet de mettre en évidence des manifestations des deux mécanismes (d'après Matériaux et techniques 1977, vol. 65, no. 11-12, p. 719) 1, record 2, French, - fractographie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les images électroniques des surfaces de cassure, ou microfractographies, sont de la sorte devenues familières aux spécialistes [...]. 2, record 2, French, - fractographie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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