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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stress-intensity factor

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A scaling factor, usually denoted by the symbol K, used in linear-elastic fracture mechanics to describe the intensification of applied stress at the tip of a crack of known size and shape. At the ...

brackish water

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

(1) Water having salinity values ranging from approximately 0. 5 to l7 parts per thousand. (2) Water having less salt than seawater, but undrinkable.

galvanic cell

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A cell in which chemical change is the source of electrical energy. It usually consists of two dissimilar conductors in contact with each other and with an electrolyte. or of two similar conductors ...

wetting agent

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, thereby causing it to spread more readily on a solid surface.

striation

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A fatigue fracture feature, often observed in electron micrographs, that indicates the position of the crack front after each succeeding cycle of stress. The distance between striations indicates ...

coordination compound

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A compound with a central atom or ion bound to a group of ions or molecules surrounding it. Also called coordination complex. See also chelate, complexation, and ligand.

bainite

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A metastable aggregate of ferrite and cementite resulting from the transformation of austenite at temperatures below the pearlite range but above the martensite start temperature. Bainite formed in ...