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Jun 17, 2015 08:35
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French term

Test de résistance à la traction du collage des ergots

French to English Tech/Engineering Manufacturing Safety testing
This text is a report on testing the shock resistance, tensile set etc. of silicone breast implants (don't worry, they're not attached to anyone at this point).

The word 'ergots' is tripping me up. Is it just 'notches?' Perhaps the sternal notch?

Here is how it appears in a sentence:

Le test de résistance à la traction du collage des ergots a été effectué conformément au [...] sur 17 produits.
Les ergots n°2, n°4, n°5 et n°6 ont été testés sur 8 produits.

Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations (English)
3 Flap gluing traction strength test

Discussion

Natalie Soper (asker) Jun 19, 2015:
Thanks Nikki, I asked the client for a copy of the ISO that they reference and it has shed a bit of light on it :)
Nikki Scott-Despaigne Jun 17, 2015:
Hint At one point in the extract there is "conformément au". If this is some international regulation, then there is a possibility that tracking down the EN version of that source would produce something helpful.
Natalie Soper (asker) Jun 17, 2015:
Thanks Chris, I'll have a look!
chris collister Jun 17, 2015:
Pull tests are invariably made on small samples of the material to be tested. These often look like small dumbells (thicker ends where they are clamped in the jaws of a collet), and I suspect this is the meaning here. The test appears to be for bond strength, but more information may be revealed elsewhere in your text. Plenty of web info on "pull testing".
See http://www.shimadzu.fr/long-stroke-tensile-testing-system-vu... for this and other rubber & polymer testing machines.

Proposed translations

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Flap gluing traction strength test

If you Google the construction of breast implants, you will see (among several more interesting results!) that they have a flap that is used to seal the filler hole after they are filled. This flap/tab is glued down after the implants are filled.
Note from asker:
Thanks for your suggestion, I think you're on the right track!
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : This does sound convincing, but I can't find any references for it meaning "flap" - the idea seems to be a stud or spur.
5 hrs
I found a few that used it for the tab on a can of soda which is closer...
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