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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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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, ...
contact corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A term primarily used in Europe to describe galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals.
incubation period
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A period prior to the detection of corrosion while the metal is in contact with a corrodent.
