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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Inorganic

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Being or composed of matter other than hydrocarbons and their derivatives, or matter that is not of plant or animal origin. Contrast with organic.

Intergranular

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Between crystals or grains. Also called intercrystalline. Contrast with transgranular.

Liquid metal embrittlement

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Catastrophic brittle failure of a normally ductile metal when in contact with a liquid metal and subsequently stressed in tension.

Blue brittleness

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Brittleness exhibited by some steels after being heated to a temperature within the range of about 200 to 370C 400 to 700F), particularly if the steel is worked at the elevated temperature.

Electrode polarisation

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Change of electrode potential with respect to a reference value. Often the free corrosion potential is used as the reference value. The change may be caused, for example, by the application of an ...