There are currently 16 names in this directory beginning with the letter T.
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Tack-free time
The period from the time of application to the time when a surface no longer imparts tack (stickiness).
Tear resistance
The measure of the ability of a material to resist tearing or being pulled apart or lacerated upon when being subjected to a tearing force.
Tensile strength
The pulling force necessary to break a specimen divided by the cross sectional area. The ultimate strength of a material subjected to tensile loading. Units are given as MPa ( N/mm2).
Terrazzo
A type of mosaic flooring made by embedding small pieces of marble, granite, glass or onyx in freshly placed mortar. The surface is usually hardened, ground, and polished.
Thermal conductivity
The ability of a material to conduct heat; the physical constant for quantity of heat that passes through a unit of volume of a substance in a unit of time when the difference in temperature of two opposite faces is 1°.
Thermal expansion (Coefficient of Linear)
The amount of change in the length of a specimen per unit length, for a unit change in specimen temperature. Usually expressed as in/in/°F or in/in/°C.
Thermoplastic
A material which when heated, softens, melts or becomes more pliable, and when cooled, regains its former rigidity.
Thermoset
A material which, when cured by application of heat or chemical means, changes into a substantially infusible and insoluble product.
Thixotropic flow
The flow characteristic of a liquid that shows decreasing resistance to flow as stirring is continued, both at a constant rate of shear and at an increasing rate of shear. The resistance to flow is time dependent.
Tint
A color produced by the mixture of a small amount of colored pigment or tinting paste with a predominant amount of white base material. The tint of a color is much lighter and much less saturated than the color itself.