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GRAMMAGE [6 records]

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Record 1 2014-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
DEF

The mass of adhesive per unit of area applied to an adherend.

OBS

spread: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
DEF

Quantité d'adhésif appliqué à un support par unité de surface.

OBS

encollage spécifique; grammage; répartition : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pegamentos y adhesivos (Industrias)
DEF

Masa de adhesivo o recubrimiento por unidad de área aplicada sobre un sustrato.

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Record 2 1999-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Steel
DEF

The nominal weight in pounds of one base box which is a measure of the approximate thickness. Tin mill products are ordered to thicknesses expressed in base weight units. The base weight specified determined the aim theoretical thickness.

CONT

Tin plate is now sold both on a weight per unit area basis and on a thickness basis. The old unit of area is the base box, equal to the area of 112 sheets, 14 by 20 inches, or 31 360 square inches (217.78 square feet). The new unit of thickness is the millimetre and the corresponding area designation for pricing and weight or area calculations is the SITA (System International Tin Plate Area) which equals 100 square metres or 4.9426 base boxes. ... The use of symbols to designate gage was displaced by the use of base weights (or basis weights) expressed in pounds per base box that also indicated the approximate thickness of the tin-mill product ... With the recent introduction of the metric system (SI) in production, gage is the basic unit for specification and area becomes only a derived value for commercial usage.

CONT

The thickness of lighter gauge carbon steels, 0.38 mm, sometimes referred to as tin mill black plate, employed as a base metal for terne plate is expressed by base weight method. 107, 135 and 155 pounds per single base box sizes are most common. They are also known as 1C, 1X and 2X respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Acier
OBS

grammage : Dans le domaine du papier, ce terme est défini dans le Grand dict. encycl. Larousse comme la «Masse par unité de surface d'un papier ou d'un carton, qui est exprimée en grammes par mètre carré.» Syn. «masse au mètre carré». C'est une définition qui correspond bien à la notion de cette fiche, mais nous n'avons pas été en mesure de confirmer que ce terme est aussi utilisé dans le domaine de la métallurgie. Voir aussi «base box» (ou «basis box») dans TERMIUM.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

The mass of a unit of paper or board determined by the standard method of test. It is expressed in grams per square metre. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

In the past, basis weight has always been based upon the weight of 1000 (or 500) sheets of a designated size which varied according to the grade. Grammage simplifies calculation because all grades are based on one sheet measuring one square metre. Grammage is specified as "grams per square metre" (g/m²).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Poids du papier en grammes au mètre carré.

OBS

Le grammage facilite le calcul du poids à la rame dans un format déterminé.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Paper Sizes
DEF

The weight in pounds of a ream of paper (usually 500 sheets) cut to its basic size.

OBS

In metric terminology, paper will no longer have a "basis weight"; it will be referred to as having a "grammage" which is short for "grams per square metre" and which is normally written in "g/m²".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
  • Formats de papier
DEF

Poids en livres d'une rame (ordinairement 500 feuilles) de papier coupée à son format de base.

OBS

Dans le système métrique, le poids des papiers peut s'exprimer en poids à la rame (kg/rame) ou en force au mètre carré (g/m²), également appelée grammage.

Key term(s)
  • grammage

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Le pouvoir isolant de la fibre de polyester va dépendre de deux facteurs : l'importance du grammage et la présence ou non de canaux à l'intérieur de la fibre qui facilite la circulation de l'air à l'intérieur du garnissage et augmente donc le pouvoir isolant. Plus le nombre de canaux internes est élevé, plus on peut limiter le grammage de façon à diminuer le volume et le poids du sac de couchage.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Masse d'un papier ou d'un carton exprimée en grammes au mètre carré.

Spanish

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