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STRETCHER LEVELLING [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finishing (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

Leveling a piece of metal (that is, removing warp and distortion) by gripping it at both ends and subjecting it to a stress higher than its yield strength.

Key term(s)
  • stretcher levelling
  • stretch levelling
  • tension levelling
  • patent levelling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition (Usinage)
DEF

Obtention de la planéité par traction.

CONT

Le planage par étirage consiste à saisir l'extrémité de la tôle dans des mors fixes et de tirer sur l'autre extrémité avec une mâchoire mobile. L'effort de traction doit être tel qu'il soit possible de dépasser légèrement la limite élastique du métal [...]

Spanish

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