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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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Corrosion engineering
Sputtering
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A coating process whereby thermally emitted electrons collide with inert gas atoms, which accelerate toward and impact a negatively charged electrode that is a target of the coating material. The ...
Recrystallization
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
(1) Formation of a new, strain free grain structure from that existing in cold worked metal, usually accomplished by heating. (2) The change from one crystal structure to another, as occurs on ...
Anode film
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
(1) The portion of solution in immediate contact with the anode, especially if the concentration gradient is steep. (2) The outer layer of the anode itself.
Chevron pattern
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A fractographic pattern of radial marks (shear ledges) that look like nested letters "V"; sometimes called a herringbone pattern. Chevron patterns are typically found on brittle fracture surfaces in ...
Carbonitriding
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A case hardening process in which a suitable ferrous material is heated above the lower transformation temperature in a gaseous atmosphere of such composition as to cause simultaneous absorption of ...
Reduction
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A reaction in which there is a decrease in valence resulting from a gain in electrons. Contrast with oxidation.
Anodic coating
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A film on a metal surface resulting from an electrolytic treatment at the anode. .
