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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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Corrosion engineering
activation
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The changing of a passive surface of a metal to a chemically active state. Contrast with passivation. .
corrosion
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
Deterioration loss of a metal as a result of dissolution environmental reactions.
patina
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The coating, usually green, that forms on the surface of metals such as copper and copper alloys exposed to the atmosphere. Also used to describe the appearance of a weathered surface of any metal.
alloy plating
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The codeposition of two or more metallic elements.
solvent
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The component of either a liquid or solid solution that is present to a greater or major extent; the component that dissolves the solute.
solute
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The component of either a liquid or solid solution that is present to a lesser or minor extent: the component that is dissolved in the solution.
dynamic equilibrium
Materials science; Corrosion engineering
The condition of an electrode when the rate of anodic dissolution just balances the rate of cathodic plating.
