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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

Galvanometer

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

An instrument for indicating or measuring a small electric current by means of a mechanical motion derived from electromagnetic or electrodynamic forces produced by the current.

Season cracking

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

An obsolete historical term usually applied to stress-corrosion crackling of brass.

Slushing compound

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

An obsolete term describing oil or grease coatings used to provide temporary protection against atmospheric corrosion.

Foreign structure

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Any metallic structure that is not intended as part of a cathodic protection system of interest.

Fouling organism

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Any aquatic organism with a sessile adult stage that attaches to and fouls underwater structures of ships.

Discontinuity

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Any interruption in the normal physical structure or configuration of a part, such as cracks, laps, seams, inclusions, or porosity. A discontinuity may or may not affect the usefulness of the part.

Drying oil

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

An oil capable of conversion from a liquid to a solid by slow reaction with oxygen in the air.

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