PT887371E - Material polimerico composito com elevada resistencia a energia de impacto - Google Patents

Material polimerico composito com elevada resistencia a energia de impacto

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PT887371E
PT887371E PT98111366T PT98111366T PT887371E PT 887371 E PT887371 E PT 887371E PT 98111366 T PT98111366 T PT 98111366T PT 98111366 T PT98111366 T PT 98111366T PT 887371 E PT887371 E PT 887371E
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polymeric material
high resistance
impact energy
material composed
impact
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Roberto Monaci
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Roberto Monaci
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PT98111366T 1997-06-25 1998-06-19 Material polimerico composito com elevada resistencia a energia de impacto PT887371E (pt)

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IT97TV000085A IT1293376B1 (it) 1997-06-25 1997-06-25 Manufatto composto da polistirene espanso e/o polipropilene espanso amalgamato/i da schiuma di poliuretano.

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ITTV970085A0 (it) 1997-06-25
EP0887371A1 (en) 1998-12-30
DE69830447D1 (de) 2005-07-14
IT1293376B1 (it) 1999-02-25
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