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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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Ductility
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The ability of a material to deform plastically without fracturing, measured by elongation or reduction of area in a tensile test, by height of cupping in an Erichsen test, or by other means.
Concentration polarisation
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
That portion of the polarisation of a cell produced by concentration changes resulting from passage of current through the electrolyte.
Carburizing
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The absorption of carbon atoms by a metal at high temperatures; it may remain dissolved, or form metal carbides; Absorption and diffusion of carbon into solid ferrous alloys by heating, to a ...
Shear
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
That type of force that causes or tends to cause two contiguous parts of the same body to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.
Covering power
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The ability of a solution to give satisfactory plating at very low current densities. a condition that exists in recesses and pits. This term suggests an ability to cover, but not necessarily to ...
Toughness
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.
Stress ratio
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The algebraic ratio of two specified stress values in a stress cycle. Two commonly used stress ratios are: (1) the ratio of the alternating stress amplitude to the mean stress. A = S a /S m ...
