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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Diffusion

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(l) Spreading of a constituent in a gas, liquid, or solid, tending to make the composition of all parts uniform. (2) The spontaneous movement of atoms or molecules to new sites within a material.

Alkaline

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(1) Having properties of an alkali. (2) Having a pH greater than 7.

Noble potential

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A potential more cathodic (positive) than the standard hydrogen potential.

Metallizing

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(1) The application of an electrically conductive metallic layer to the surface of nonconductors. (2) The application of metallic coatings by nonelectrolytic procedures such us spraying of molten ...

A generic term covering several processes applicable to steel that change the chemical composition of the surface layer by absorption of carbon, nitrogen, or a mixture of the two and, by diffusion, ...

Linear elastic fracture mechanics

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A method of fracture analysis that can determine the stress (or load) required to induce fracture instability in a structure containing a crack like flaw of known size and shape. See also fracture ...

Temper

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(1) In heat treatment, to reheat hardened steel or hardened cast iron to some temperature below the eutectoid temperature for the purpose of decreasing hardness and increasing toughness. The process ...