Corrosion engineering

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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Faraday's law

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(1) The amount of any substance dissolved or deposited in electrolysis is proportional to the total electric charge passed. (2) The amounts of different substances dissolved or deposited by the ...

Calcareous coating or deposit

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A layer consisting of a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide deposited on surfaces being cathodically protected because of the increased pH adjacent to the protected surface.

General corrosion

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A form of deterioration that is distributed more or less uniformly over a surface; See uniform corrosion.

Graphitization

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A metallurgical term describing the formation of graphite in iron or steel, usually from decomposition of iron carbide at elevated temperatures. Not recommended as a term to describe graphitic ...

Black oxide

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A black finish on a metal produced by immersing it in hot oxidising salts or salt solutions.

Noble

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

The positive direction of electrode potential, thus resembling noble metals such as gold and platinum.

Embrittlement resulting from bombardment with neutrons, usually encountered in metals that have been exposed to a neutron flux in the core of a reactor. In steels, neutron embrittlement is evidenced ...