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ISOLANT MICROPOREUX [1 record]

Record 1 2016-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[A] material in the form of compacted powder or fibres with an average interconnected pore size comparable to or below the mean free path of air molecules at standard atmospheric pressure.

OBS

microporous insulation: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Matériau sous forme de poudre ou de fibres compactées dont la taille moyenne des pores interconnectés est comparable ou inférieure au libre parcours moyen des molécules d'air à la pression atmosphérique normale.

OBS

isolant microporeux : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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