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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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erosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Destruction of metals or other materials by the abrasive action of moving fluids, usually accelerated by the presence of solid particles or matter in suspension. When corrosion occurs ...
graphitic corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Deterioration of gray cast iron in which the metallic constituents are selectively leached or converted to corrosion products leaving the graphite intact. The term graphic quotation is commonly used ...
Ion Erosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Deterioration of material caused by ion impact.
biological corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Deterioration of metals as a result of the metabolic activity of microorganisms.
iron rot
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Deterioration of wood in contact with iron-based alloys.
cleavage
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Splitting (fracture) of a crystal on a crystallographic plane of low index.
intergranular stress-corrosion cracking (IGSCC)
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Stress-corrosion cracking in which the cracking occurs along grain boundaries.
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