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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
Inhibitor
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A chemical substance or combination of substances that, when present in the environment, prevents or reduces corrosion without significant reaction with the components of the environment.
Reactive metal
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A metal that readily combines with oxygen at elevated temperatures to form very stable oxides, for example, titanium, zirconium, and beryllium. Reactive metals may also become embrittled by the ...
Alternate-immersion test
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A corrosion test in which the specimens are intermittently exposed to a liquid medium at definite time intervals.
Chemical vapour deposition
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A coating process, similar to gas carburizing and carbonitriding, whereby a reactant atmosphere gas is fed into a processing chamber where it decomposes at the surface of the workpiece, liberating ...
Base metal
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
(1) The metal present in the largest proportion in an alloy; brass, for example, is a copper-base alloy. (2) An active metal that readily oxidizes, or that dissolves to form ions. (3) The metal to ...
Erosion-corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A conjoint action involving corrosion and erosion in the presence of a moving corrosive fluid, leading to the accelerated loss of material.
Conversion coating
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A coating consisting of a compound of the surface metal, produced by chemical or electrochemical treatments of the metal. Examples include chromate coatings on zinc, cadmium, magnesium, and ...
