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end: a single strand or one of several parallel filament: textile fiber of indefinite or extreme
strands of a reinforcing material on a single length.
package such as a braider spool.
filler: (1) any compounding material, usually
end block: see end reinforcement. in powder form, added to rubber in a substantial
volume to improve quality or lower cost; (2) the
end reinforcement: extra reinforcing material material added during hose fabrication to fill
applied to the end of a hose product to provide
additional strength or stiffening. gaps or voids between turns of body wire; (3)
improperly used in place of "filling" to denote
ends: see fabric count. the transverse strength member in a circular
woven reinforcement.
endurance test: a service or laboratory test,
conducted to product failure, usually under filling threads: the threads of yarns running at
normal use conditions. right angle to the warp.
enlarged end: in hose, an end having a bore fitting: a device attached to the end of the hose
diameter greater than that of the main body of to facilitate connection.
the hose in order to accommodate a larger
fitting. flange-fitting: a circular ring at the end of a
hose or hose assembly for joining to another
extruded: forced through the shaping die of an circular ring, generally by bolting; may be a
extruder. The extrusion may be solid or hollow rubber member integral with the hose or a metal
cross section. ring attached to a pipe nipple.
extruder: a machine, generally with a driven flat cure: a method of curing fire hose in a flat
screw, for continuous forming of rubber or form.
plastic through a die. It is widely used for the
production of hose tubes. flat spots: flat areas on the surface of cured
hose caused by deformation during
F vulcanization.
fabric: a planar structure produced by
interlaced yarns, fibers or filaments.
flat wire: the rectangular cross-section wire
fabric count: the number of warp ends per commonly used as the inner element of rough
inch, and the number of filling picks per inch. bore suction hose.
fabric finish: see fabric impression. flex cracking: a surface cracking induced by
repeated bending and straightening.
fabric impression: a pattern in the rubber
surface formed by contact with fabric during flexible mandrel: a long, round, smooth rod
vulcanization. capable of being coiled in a small diameter. It is
used for support during the manufacture of
fabric picks/inch: the number of filling (weft)
yarns per inch. certain types of hose. (The mandrel is made of
rubber or plastic material and may have a core
fatigue: the weakening or deterioration of a of flexible wire to prevent stretching.)
material occurring when a repetitious or
continuous application of stress causes strain. flex life: the relative ability of a rubber article
to withstand cyclical bending stresses.
FDA: Food and Drug Administration (U.S.)
flex life test: a laboratory method used to
ferrule: a collar placed over a hose end to affix determine the life of a rubber product when
the fitting to the hose. The ferrule may be subjected to dynamic bending stresses.
crimped or swaged, forcing the hose in against
the shank of the fitting, or the shank maybe flow crack: a surface imperfection caused by
expanded, forcing the hose out against the improper flow and failure of stock to knit or
ferrule, or both. blend with itself during the molding operation.
flow line: see flow mark.

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