Self-extinguishing
Definition
The property of certain materials, substances, or technical systems to automatically halt or extinguish a combustion or self-ignition process without external intervention or manual extinguishing agents. In materials engineering, it refers to fire-retardant polymers or plastics that cease burning immediately after the external flame source is removed.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Self-extinguishing
- Flame retardation
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular physical plural and genitive-dative variations. |
| Formation | Action noun derived from the verb 'autostinge' using the standard functional nominal suffix '-re'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.stin.ˈd͡ʒe.re] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Materials Science, Industrial Polymers and Fire Safety Codes |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cablurile electrice folosite în aviație trebuie să aibă o capacitate excelentă de autostingere pentru a preveni catastrofele.
EN: Electrical cables used in aviation must possess an excellent self-extinguishing capacity to prevent catastrophes.
RO: Testul de laborator a demonstrat că procesul de autostingere al noului tip de spumă poliuretanică durează sub trei secunde.
EN: The laboratory test demonstrated that the self-extinguishing process of the new type of polyurethane foam takes under three seconds.
RO: Datorită aditivilor chimici pe bază de fosfor, materialul textil prezintă un fenomen rapid de autostingere.
EN: Thanks to the phosphorus-based chemical additives, the textile material exhibits a rapid self-extinguishing phenomenon.
Idioms & Phrases
Capacitate de autostingere / Self-extinguishing capacity
RO: Indicator tehnic ce măsoară timpul necesar unui eșantion aprins pentru a se stinge singur în absența flăcării de test.
EN: A technical indicator measuring the time required for an ignited sample to extinguish itself in the absence of the test flame.
Material cu autostingere / Self-extinguishing material
RO: Substanță solidă sintetică tratată chimic, concepută structural să blocheze extinderea incendiilor în circuitele electrice.
EN: A chemically treated synthetic solid substance structurally designed to block the spread of fires in electrical circuits.
Test de autostingere / Flammability self-extinction test
RO: Procedură standardizată industrial (precum UL94) aplicată maselor plastice pentru a le clasifica rezistența la arderea autonomă.
EN: An industrially standardized procedure (such as UL94) applied to plastics to classify their resistance to autonomous burning.
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