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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riser

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(1) That section of pipeline extending from the ocean floor up the platform. Also, the vertical tube in a steam generator convection bank that circulates water and steam upward. (2) A reservoir of ...

oxygen concentration cell

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A galvanic cell resulting from difference in oxygen concentration between two locations; See differential aeration cell.

contact plating

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A metal plating process wherein the plating current is provided by galvanic action between the work metal and a second metal, without the use of an external source of current.

corrosion effect

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A change in any part of the corrosion system caused by corrosion.

temper color

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A thin, tightly adhering oxide skin (only a few molecules thick) that forms when steel is tempered at a low temperature, or for a short time, in air or a mildly oxidizing atmosphere. The color, ...