Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
thermoplastische Kunststoffe
English translation:
thermoplastics
Added to glossary by
Cilian O'Tuama
Aug 15, 2002 12:47
22 yrs ago
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thermoplastische Kunststoffe?
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Question: in a patent relating to plastic tubing the term "thermoplastischer Kunststoff" recurs. Rather than go with the obvious "thermoplastic plastic" which appears ugly, if not infantile, is there an alternative rendering from current technology?
Thanks very much!
Harold
Thanks very much!
Harold
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in German
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English
France
Words that work
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
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just "thermoplastic"
CF the following glossary entry:
"thermoplastic: plastic that softens when exposed to heat and returns to its original condition when cooled to room temperature"
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Note added at 2002-08-15 12:54:29 (GMT)
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Or thermoplastic materials:
\"Thermoplastic Materials - Thermoplastic Materials are polymers that can be softened by the application of heat and then reharden on cooling, a sequence that can be repeated any number of times, subject to possible chemical degradation of the material, depending on the specific polymer. Thermosetting materials are polymeric substances that similarly soften on heating but undergo an irreversible chemical change at elevated temperature manifested by hardening. Once a thermosetting material has been heated to its curing temperature the hardening process goes on, there is no turning back. \"
http://innfm.swan.ac.uk/innfm_updated/content/about/glossary...
"thermoplastic: plastic that softens when exposed to heat and returns to its original condition when cooled to room temperature"
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Note added at 2002-08-15 12:54:29 (GMT)
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Or thermoplastic materials:
\"Thermoplastic Materials - Thermoplastic Materials are polymers that can be softened by the application of heat and then reharden on cooling, a sequence that can be repeated any number of times, subject to possible chemical degradation of the material, depending on the specific polymer. Thermosetting materials are polymeric substances that similarly soften on heating but undergo an irreversible chemical change at elevated temperature manifested by hardening. Once a thermosetting material has been heated to its curing temperature the hardening process goes on, there is no turning back. \"
http://innfm.swan.ac.uk/innfm_updated/content/about/glossary...
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2 mins
thermoplastics
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Bob Kerns (X)
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Mary Worby
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Sheila Hardie
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Theo Bose
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jerrie
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Rowan Morrell
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Klaus Herrmann
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Alan Johnson
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Steffen Walter
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wrtransco
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Susan Geiblinger
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Edith Kelly
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
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thermoplastic synthetics or (simply) thermoplastics or thermoplastic
materials.
One of these should work.
One of these should work.
1 hr
Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Germany
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Germany
25 years' technical translation, CHEMIST
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
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3469
thermoplastic polymer
If the author has used "thermoplasticher Kunststoff" instead of the usual Thermoplast, then he is probably refering to a thermoplastic polymer - i.e. the actual long-chain molecule. A plastic actually contains a lot of bits and pieces (fillers, pigments, reinforcing fibres, fire retardants, etc.) along with the polymer or polymer blend. All these additives modify or enhance the properties of the matrix polymer.
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Note added at 2002-08-15 14:11:59 (GMT)
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P.S. I\'m a chemist
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Note added at 2002-08-15 21:09:04 (GMT)
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Germans, especially those with a non-chemical background, often use the term \"Kunststoff\" to mean the plastic (finished product) as well as the polymer, and sometimes don\'t even make a distinction.
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Note added at 2002-08-15 14:11:59 (GMT)
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P.S. I\'m a chemist
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Note added at 2002-08-15 21:09:04 (GMT)
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Germans, especially those with a non-chemical background, often use the term \"Kunststoff\" to mean the plastic (finished product) as well as the polymer, and sometimes don\'t even make a distinction.
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thermosetting plastic
this is the precise (generic) term
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Note added at 2002-08-15 17:30:38 (GMT)
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See Cilian\'s justified objection.
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Note added at 2002-08-15 17:30:38 (GMT)
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See Cilian\'s justified objection.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: thermosetting (capable of becoming permanently rigid when heated) is irreversible, theremoplastic isn't (capable of repeated softening when heated and of hardening again when cooled) :-)
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Ooops, you're right, of course. I was to intent trying to get around the plastic plastic bit.
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