保温材 / 断熱材
English translation: heat retaining/heat insulation material
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11 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1heat insulating material Explanation: https://chiba-reform.biz/1294 According to this link they are functionally the same, but in Japanese, they use different words for different use cases. |
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14 mins confidence:
heat retaining/heat insulation material Explanation: http://www.enexrain.com/2011/10/15/111015/ https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/heat insulator https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/保温用断熱材料 https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/lagging lag･ging2 [lǽgiŋ] [音声] ■n. 【1】 (1)ラギング:ボイラー,油タンクなどを断熱材で包むこと. (2)(1)のようにしてできた被覆. (3)被覆材,保温･保冷材. ランダムハウス英語辞典 |
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18 mins confidence:
insulation materials for building / industrial use Explanation: Both are exactly the same "insulation materials". In Japanese, different terms are used depending on their purpose; 保温材 is for building materials and 断熱材 is for industrial use according to the website cited below. https://chiba-reform.biz/1294 |
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13 hrs confidence:
thermal insulation material Explanation: "Whether you need thermal insulators to help control temperature or heat shields to protect objects from extreme heat, we will work with you to find the right thermal insulation material to manage heat-flow." https://www.polytechinc.com/products/thermal-insulation -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2018-02-04 01:02:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I would use the same translation for 保温材 and 断熱材 regardless of what they are used for. |
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