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Corrosion engineering
The process of applying engineering science in the design and manufacturing of materials, structures and devices to manage and control corrosion.
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Corrosion engineering
Deposit corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion occurring under or around a discontinuous deposit on a metallic surface. Also called poultice corrosion.
Free corrosion potential
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion potential in the absence of net electrical current flowing to or from the metal surface.
Cathodic corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion resulting from a cathodic condition of a structure usually caused by the reaction of an amphoteric metal with the alkaline products of electrolysis.
Stray-current corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion resulting from direct current flow through paths other than the intended circuit. For example, by an extraneous current in the earth.
Thermogalvanic corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion resulting from an electrochemical cell caused by a thermal gradient.
Electrochemical corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion that is accompanied by a flow of electrons between cathodic and anodic areas on metallic surfaces.
Huey test
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Corrosion testing in a boiling solution of nitric acid. This test is mainly used to detect the susceptibility to intergranular corrosion of stainless steel.
