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LAITIER HAUT FOURNEAU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Blast Furnaces (Steelmaking)
- Concrete Preparation and Mixing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blast-furnace slag
1, record 1, English, blast%2Dfurnace%20slag
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blast furnace slag 2, record 1, English, blast%20furnace%20slag
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Slag from iron smelting, used as an aggregate in the making of concrete. 3, record 1, English, - blast%2Dfurnace%20slag
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blast-furnace slag is crushed to appropriate size for use in mass concrete construction, but it may contain too much sulfur. 4, record 1, English, - blast%2Dfurnace%20slag
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hauts fourneaux (Sidérurgie)
- Fabrication du béton
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laitier de haut fourneau
1, record 1, French, laitier%20de%20haut%20fourneau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laitier granulé de haut fourneau 2, record 1, French, laitier%20granul%C3%A9%20de%20haut%20fourneau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-produit non ferreux, obtenu lors de la fabrication de la fonte dans les hauts fourneaux, composé de silicates et aluminates de chaux et d'autres bases. 2, record 1, French, - laitier%20de%20haut%20fourneau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le seul laitier utilisable dans les bétons de construction est le laitier basique obtenu par le procédé Thomas; ceux obtenus à partir de la fonte de moulage, des fontes spéciales ou extraits des crassiers sont interdits. 3, record 1, French, - laitier%20de%20haut%20fourneau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Parmi les sources habituellement consultées, seul le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (LAROG) permet l'usage (facultatif) du trait d'union pour le terme «haut fourneau»; les autres sources dénoncent cet usage clairement. 4, record 1, French, - laitier%20de%20haut%20fourneau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Altos hornos (Siderurgia)
- Fabricación del hormigón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escoria de alto horno
1, record 1, Spanish, escoria%20de%20alto%20horno
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Producto no metálico, consistente esencialmente en silicatos y aluminosilicatos de calcio y otras bases, que se desarrolla en una fundición, simultáneamente con el hierro, en un alto horno. 1, record 1, Spanish, - escoria%20de%20alto%20horno
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