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COMPRESSION SCREW [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
CONT

Many screw designs have been utilized over the years for the various extrusion processes and materials. ... The best-known screws can be loosely separated into two categories -conventional screws and barrier screws. Conventional screws usually are single flighted designs with the flight lead (or flight pitch) equal to the screw's nominal diameter. This type is termed a square-pitched screw, and when no mixing devices are present, it usually is referred to as a metering screw.

CONT

The two basic approaches are used: the single metering or compression screw ...; and the barrier flight screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
OBS

Suivant les polymères, on choisira, soit des vis à compression courte (exemple des polyamides); soit des vis à compression longue (exemple du poly(chlorure de vinyle)).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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