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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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ground bed
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A buried item, such as junk steel or graphite rods, that serves as the anode for the cathodic protection of pipelines or other buried structures. See also deep ground bed.
glass electrode
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A glass membrane electrode used to measure pH or hydrogen-ion activity.
pickle
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A solution or process used to loosen or remove corrosion products such as scale or tarnish.
electroless plating
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A process in which metal ions in a dilute aqueous solution are plated out on a substrate by means of autocatalytic chemical reduction.
amphoteric
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A term applied to oxides and hydroxides which can act basic toward strong acids and acidic toward strong alkalis. Substances which can dissociate electrolytically to produce hydrogen or hydroxyl ...
aging
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A change in the properties of certain metals and alloys that occurs at ambient or moderately elevated temperatures after hot working or a heat treatment (quench aging in ferrous alloys, natural or ...
chemical conversion coating
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
A protective or decorative nonmetallic coating produced in silo by chemical reaction of a metal with a chosen environment. It is often used to prepare the surface prior to the application of an ...
