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Category
Thread quality and performance
Languages
DE FR ES IT CN VN No languages
| Category | English Term | Synonyms | Short definition (EN) | DE | FR | ES | IT | CN | VN | ||||||||||||
| Thread quality and performance | Boiling shrinkage | Hot-water shrinkage | Thread shrinkage measured after exposure to boiling or defined hot water conditions. | Kochschrumpf | Retrait à l’ébullition | Encogimiento por ebullición | Ritiro all’ebollizione | 沸水收缩率 | Độ co khi luộc | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Use only when the actual test involves hot water.
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| Thread quality and performance | Breaking force | Maximum tensile force | The maximum force recorded when a thread is pulled until it breaks. | Bruchkraft | Force de rupture | Fuerza de rotura | Forza di rottura | 断裂力 | Lực đứt | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Breaking force is measured in force units and is not identical to tenacity.
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