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Category
Thread quality and performance
Languages
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| Category | English Term | Synonyms | Short definition (EN) | DE | FR | ES | IT | CN | VN | ||||||||||||
| Thread quality and performance | Elasticity | Elastic recovery | The ability of a thread or seam to recover after deformation. | Elastizität | Élasticité | Elasticidad | Elasticità | 弹性 | Độ đàn hồi | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
High elongation does not automatically mean high elasticity.
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| Thread quality and performance | Elongation | Extension | The increase in thread length under tensile load, usually expressed as a percentage. | Dehnung | Allongement | Alargamiento | Allungamento | 伸长率 | Độ giãn dài | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
State whether elongation at a defined force or at break is meant.
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| Thread quality and performance | Elongation at break | Maximum tensile elongation | The percentage elongation measured when the thread breaks. | Bruchdehnung | Allongement à la rupture | Alargamiento a la rotura | Allungamento a rottura | 断裂伸长率 | Độ giãn dài khi đứt | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Not the same as elastic recovery.
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