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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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Catholyte
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The electrolyte adjacent to the cathode of an electrolytic cell.
Cathode
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The electrode of an electrolytic cell at which reduction is the principal reaction. (Electrons How toward the cathode in the external circuit. ) Typical cathodic processes are cation' taking up ...
Electrical resistivity
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The electrical resistance offered by a material to the flow of current, times the cross-sectional area of current flow and per unit length of current path; the reciprocal of the conductivity. Also ...
Anolyte
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The electrolyte adjacent to the anode in an electrolytic cell.
Primer (prime coat)
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The first coat of paint applied to a surface. Formulated to have good bonding and wetting characteristics; may or may not contain inhibiting pigments.
Yield point
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The first stress in a material, usually less than the maximum attainable stress, at which an increase in strain occurs without an increase in stress. Only certain metals - those that exhibit a ...
Gamma iron
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The face-centered cubic form of pure iron, stable from 910 to l400C (1670 to 2550F).
