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FLOAT-GLASS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate or Sheet Glass
- Glazing Materials (Constr.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- float glass
1, record 1, English, float%20glass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- float 2, record 1, English, float
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Flat glass with a nearly true optical surface produced by floating a continuous sheet of molten glass on a bed of molten tin until the glass cools and hardens. 3, record 1, English, - float%20glass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Float glass is the picture framing standard glass. After cooling the glass may be treated to control light reflections and increase ultraviolet light filtering properties. 4, record 1, English, - float%20glass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verre en feuille ou en plaque
- Matériaux verriers (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glace flottée
1, record 1, French, glace%20flott%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- verre flotté 2, record 1, French, verre%20flott%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- verre float 3, record 1, French, verre%20float
correct, masculine noun
- float-glass 1, record 1, French, float%2Dglass
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitrage de qualité glace obtenu par flottage du verre fondu sur de l’étain liquide. 1, record 1, French, - glace%20flott%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le «Float» est un verre cristal plat de base, qui, après certaines transformations et finitions est destiné au bâtiment et aux industries de l’automobile, de l’électroménager et du meuble, entre autres. Une vaste gamme de produits est fabriquée à partir du verre float, tels les verres laminés de sécurité, les verres réfléchissants de contrôle solaire SGG COOL-LITE et SGG ANTELIO et les miroirs MIRAGE et OPTIMIRROR, les doubles vitrages, les verres sérigraphiés, les verres trempés et d’autres. 4, record 1, French, - glace%20flott%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La norme AFNOR NF B 32.001 précise : les mots «glace» et «verre» différencient uniquement les modes de fabrication des produits. On appelle «glace» un produit qui a subi un travail mécanique complémentaire (doucissage et polissage) destiné à dresser ses deux faces pour les rendre pratiquement planes et parallèles. On appelle «verre» un produit qui n’a reçu aucun travail de surface après refroidissement. 5, record 1, French, - glace%20flott%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
verre flotté : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 avril 2014. 6, record 1, French, - glace%20flott%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- float glass
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- float glass process
1, record 2, English, float%20glass%20process
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process in which a ribbon of hot glass is floated upon a heated liquid of greater density than that of the glass, to produce a transparent glass the two surfaces of which are flat, parallel and fire-polished so that they give clear undistorded vision and reflection. 2, record 2, English, - float%20glass%20process
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
float glass process: from the glass tank or furnace, the glass ribbon is delivered onto the surface of liquid metal in the float bath. 3, record 2, English, - float%20glass%20process
Record 2, Key term(s)
- float-glass process
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication du verre
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- float
1, record 2, French, float
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- floatglass 1, record 2, French, floatglass
correct, masculine noun
- procédé float 2, record 2, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20float
correct, masculine noun
- float-glass 2, record 2, French, float%2Dglass
correct, masculine noun
- verre flotté 2, record 2, French, verre%20flott%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Float ou floatglass. Procédé de fabrication des glaces par extrusion du verre en continu sous forme d’un large ruban (3,50 m), s’étalant à la sortie du four sur un bain d’étain en fusion, sur lequel il se refroidit progressivement avant d’être repris sur coussins d’air. 1, record 2, French, - float
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le procédé float. Des chercheurs anglais(Pilkington Brothers) ont mis au point un procédé entièrement original de fabrication de verre plat, le float-glass ou verre flotté. Le principe consiste en l'étalement de la nappe de verre, obtenue à la sortie d’un four à bassin, sur un bain de métal fondu. 2, record 2, French, - float
Record 2, Key term(s)
- flottage du verre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-11-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glass Polishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fire polish
1, record 3, English, fire%20polish
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the smoothness or brilliancy of surface imparted to glassware by fire polishing. 1, record 3, English, - fire%20polish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fire-polish, vt: to make (glassware) smooth, gloss, or brilliant in appearance by reheating in the process of manufacture. 1, record 3, English, - fire%20polish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fire polishing: the process of reheating glassware in order to impart a smooth or brilliant surface. 1, record 3, English, - fire%20polish
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Polissage du verre
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poli du feu
1, record 3, French, poli%20du%20feu
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On confond généralement le verre à vitre (...) avec la glace (...). La technique de fabrication et les propriétés sont pourtant très différentes. Les verres à vitre possèdent le poli naturel, dit "du feu", qu’ils ont acquis au cours du soufflage ou de l’étirage, alors que les glaces proviennent d’un traitement mécanique à froid, subi par les feuilles de verre brut provenant d’un laminage. 1, record 3, French, - poli%20du%20feu
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le float-glass.(...) Les deux faces ont le "poli du feu" : l'un acquis naturellement dans l'atmosphère, l'autre au contact du métal fondu, théoriquement idéalement plan. Le procédé ne se substitue qu'à la coulée et à la phase de douci-poli de la glacerie classique, laissant inchangées la fusion dans un four continu et la recuisson(laquelle s’effectue dès lors à la sortie du bain de flottation) ;(...) 1, record 3, French, - poli%20du%20feu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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