Materials science

Materials science

The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.

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sensitizing heat treatment

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A heat treatment, whether accidental, intentional, or incidental (as during welding), that causes precipitation of constituents at grain boundaries, often causing the alloy to ...

galvanic series

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A list of metals and alloys arranged according to their relative corrosion potentials in a given environment. Compare with electromotive series.

fracture toughness

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A generic term for measures of resistance to extension of a crack. The term is sometimes restricted to results of fracture mechanics tests, which are directly applicable in ...

impingement corrosion

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A form of erosion-corrosion generally associated with the local impingement of a high-velocity. Flowing fluid against a solid surface.

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, ...

thermal spraying

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A group of coating or welding processes in which finely divided metallic or nonmetallic materials are deposited in a molten or semimolten condition to form a coating. The coating ...