6. Glossary
Substrate
By definition, a substrate is what serves as the base or infrastructure for something. In the case of assemblies, we take two substrates of different or identical nature, and possibly an intermediate material called filler material.
Input material
In assemblies, it represents the material between the two substrates. Depending on the assembly technology and the functions to be performed, this material is called adhesive, glue, welding rod, joint, assembly kit...
Assembly set
It represents the residual gap between the two substrates after assembly, whether or not a filler material is used. It is expressed in meters or millimeters (m or mm).
When using :
of a glue, it represents the glue...
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Test ink: determines the surface tension of solids using the surface tension of a calibrated liquid.
Felt-tip pens, small bottles with brushes or larger packages with a specific surface tension can be purchased from the following European suppliers of test inks and felt-tip pens:
Arcotest GmbH
Rotweg 25
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