TPO Kunsstoff

English translation: Thermoplastic Polyolefin

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German term or phrase:TPO Kunsstoff
English translation:Thermoplastic Polyolefin
Entered by: modilingua

11:59 Jul 10, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / Druckbereich/-verfahren
German term or phrase: TPO Kunsstoff
Wir liefern Prägungen für:
Kunststoff-Folien aller Art (ABS, TPO, PE)

Wofür steht TPO?

TIA
modilingua
Local time: 12:16
Thermoplastic Polyolefin TPO
Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-07-10 12:05:35 (GMT)
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check the guide to polymer abbreviations

http://www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/abbrev.html
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 12:16
Grading comment
noch mal vielen Dank!
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Summary of answers provided
5thermal plastic olefin
Rowan Morrell
4 +1Thermoplastic Polyolefin TPO
Cilian O'Tuama
5Technischer Polyolefine
Paula Price


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
thermal plastic olefin


Explanation:
It's another English abbreviation.

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Thermoplastic Polyolefin TPO


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 2002-07-10 12:05:35 (GMT)
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check the guide to polymer abbreviations

http://www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/abbrev.html

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 12:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7294
Grading comment
noch mal vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gillian Scheibelein: olefin is the monomer, polyolefin the polymer
13 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Technischer Polyolefine


Explanation:
Polyolefine is a material used to produce foils, tubings and other components

Paula Price
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 72
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