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OIL ABSORPTION [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Quantity of oil required to wet completely a definite weight of pigment to form a stiff paste when mechanically mixed. The oil absorption number or value of a pigment is the number of millilitres or grams of oil, usually acid refined linseed oil, used to bind together 100 g of pigment under specified conditions of test.

OBS

oil absorption: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Conventionnellement, volume exprimé en cm³ d'une huile de lin spécifiée, juste nécessaire pour obtenir, après malaxage de 100 g de produit dans des conditions définies, une galette plastique et homogène, n'adhérant ni à la spatule ni à la plaque de verre sur laquelle a été effectué le malaxage.

OBS

prise d'huile : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

prise d'huile; absorption d'huile : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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