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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soft water

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Water that is free of magnesium or calcium salts.

When an electrode reaches dynamic equilibrium in a solution, the rate of anodic dissolution balances the rate of cathodic plating. The rate at which either positive or negative charges are entering ...

blushing

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Whitening and loss of gloss of a usually organic coating caused by moisture. Also called blooming.

kraft process

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Wood-pulping process in which sodium sulfate is used in the caustic soda pulp-digestion liquor. Also called kraft pulping or sulfate pulping.

white rust

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Zinc oxide: the powdery product of corrosion of zinc or zinc-coated surfaces.

Nernst equation

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

An equation that expresses the exact electromotive force of a cell in terms of the activities of products and reactants of the cell.

nitrocarburizing

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Any of several processes in which both nitrogen and carbon are absorbed into the surface layers of a ferrous material at temperatures below the lower critical temperature and, by diffusion, create a ...