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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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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.