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CARBON FIBRE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Plastics Industry
DEF

Organic fibres that have been carbonized, but not thermally stabilized, and consist essentially of carbon.

CONT

Immediately under the ski's acrylic cap is a layer of carbon fiber, which stiffens the ski; under that layer is a stocking made of fiberglass or Kevlar, which is wrapped tightly around a plastic material known as "PMI" [polymethacrylimide] at the core of the ski ...

OBS

carbon fibre: term and definition standardized by ISO; term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Isolation thermique
  • Industrie des plastiques
DEF

Fibres organiques qui ont été carbonisées mais non stabilisées thermiquement et qui sont constituées essentiellement de carbone.

OBS

fibre de carbone : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO; terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Textiles técnicos
  • Aislamiento térmico
  • Industria de plásticos
DEF

Fibra que contiene al menos 90 % de masa de carbono, obtenida por pirólisis de fibras precursoras orgánicas.

CONT

Las fibras de carbono están tradicionalmente clasificadas de acuerdo con sus propiedades mecánicas, con referencia particular a su resistencia y módulo de tensión, como sigue: fibra para propósitos generales: fibra empleada para refuerzo de plásticos, para conferir propiedades mejoradas eléctricas, electrostáticas, electromagnéticas, térmicas o tribológicas. Este tipo posee bajas propiedades de tensión.

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