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  2. Britannia metal - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation EPBM on such items denotes "electroplated Britannia metal". Britannia metal was generally used as a cheaper alternative to electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) which is more durable. Until 2016, britannium was used to make the solid core of the Oscar statuettes .

  3. Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate - Wikipedia

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    Iodopropynyl Butyl Carbamate (IPBC) is a water-soluble preservative used globally in the paints & coatings, wood preservatives, personal care, and cosmetics industries. IPBC is a member of the carbamate family of biocides. [1] IPBC was invented in the 1970s and has a long history of effective use as an antifungal technology.

  4. EPBM - Wikipedia

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    EPBM may refer to: electroplated Britannia metal; extensor pollicis brevis muscle This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 10:44 (UTC). Text is available ...

  5. Isolated-phase bus - Wikipedia

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    In electrical engineering, isolated-phase bus (IPB), also known as phase-isolated bus (PIB) in some countries, is a method of construction for circuits carrying very large currents, typically between a generator and its step-up transformer in a steam or large hydroelectric power plant. Isolated phase bus during installation at the Bui Dam Ghana.

  6. EPDM rubber - Wikipedia

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    EPDM is an M-Class rubber under ASTM standard D-1418; the M class comprises elastomers with a saturated polyethylene chain (the M deriving from the more correct term polymethylene). EPDM is made from ethylene, propylene, and a diene comonomer that enables crosslinking via sulfur vulcanization. Typically used dienes in the manufacture of EPDM ...

  7. International Peace Bureau - Wikipedia

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    The International Peace Bureau (IPB; French: Bureau international de la paix), founded in 1891, [2] is one of the world's oldest international peace federations. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link between the peace societies of the various countries". [3][4] In 1913, Henri La Fontaine was also ...

  8. Nickel silver - Wikipedia

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    Nickel silver. Nickel silver, maillechort, German silver, [1] argentan, [1] new silver, [1] nickel brass, [2] albata, [3] or alpacca[4] is a cupronickel (copper with nickel)alloy with the addition of zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. [5] Nickel silver does not contain the element silver.

  9. Microtunneling - Wikipedia

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    Microtunneling. Microtunneling or microtunnelling is a tunnel construction technique used to construct utility tunnels from approximately 0.5–4 m (1 ft 8 in – 13 ft 1 in) in diameter. Because of their small diameter, it is not possible to have an operator driving the tunneling machine, so they have to be remotely operated.