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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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Compressive strength
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The maximum compressive stress a material is capable of developing. With a brittle material that fails in compression by fracturing, the compressive strength has a definite value. In the case of ...
Principal stress
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The maximum or minimum value at the normal stress at a point in a plane considered with respect to all possible orientations of the considered plane. On such principal planes the shear stress is ...
Limiting current density
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The maximum current density that can be used to obtain a desired electrode reaction without undue interference such as from polarization.
Ultimate strength
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The maximum stress (tensile. compressive, or shear) a material can sustain without fracture, determined by dividing maximum load by the original cross-sectional area of the specimen. Also called ...
Endurance limit
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The maximum stress that a material can withstand for an infinitely large number of fatigue cycles; maximum cyclic stress level a metal can withstand without fatigue failure. See also fatigue ...
Fatigue limit
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The maximum stress that presumably leads to fatigue fracture in a specified number of stress cycles. If the stress is not completely reversed. the value of the mean stress. the minimum stress, or ...
Ligand
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The molecule, ion, or group bound to the central atom in a chelate or a coordination compound.
