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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Corrosion engineering

Anodic protection

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A technique to reduce corrosion of a metal surface under some conditions by passing sufficient to it to cause its electrode potential to enter and remain in the passive region; imposing an external ...

Solid solution

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A single, solid, homogeneous crystalline phase containing two or more chemical species.

Chelation

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A chemical process involving formation of a heterocyclic ring compound that contains at least one metal cation or hydrogen ion in the ring.

Acid embrittlement

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A form of hydrogen embrittlement that may be induced in some metals by acid.

Voids

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A term generally applied to paints to describe holidays, holes, and skips in a film. Also used to describe shrinkage in castings and weld.

Organic acid

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A chemical compound with one or more carboxyl radicals (COOH) in its structure; examples are butyric acid, CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 COOH; maleic acid, HOOCCH-CHCOOH; and benzoic acid, C 6 H 5 COOH.

Hot shortness

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A tendency for some alloys to separate along grain boundaries when stressed or deformed at temperatures near the melting point. Hot shortness is caused by a low-melting constituent, often present ...