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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calcium carbonate equivalent

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A common basis for expressing the concentration of hardness and other salts in chemically equivalent terms to simplify certain calculations; signifies that the concentration of a dissolved mineral is ...

calcium hypochlorite

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

A chemical compound, [Ca(ClO)2.4H2O], used as a bleach and as a source of chlorine in water treatment for chlorination. Specifically useful because it is stable as a dry powder and can be formed into ...

carbonaceous

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Materials of or derived from organic substances such as coal, lignite, peat, etc.

caustic cracking

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

Stress corrosion cracking of metals in caustic solutions.

carbide

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

"A chemical compound formed between carbon and a metal or metals; examples are tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, titanium carbide, chromium carbide."

carbon chloroform extract

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

"The matter adsorbed from a stream of water by activated carbon, and then extracted from the activated carbon with chloroform, using a specific standardized procedure; a measure of the organic ...

carbonate hardness

Materials science; Corrosion engineering

"Hardness due to the presence of calcium and magnesium bicarbonates and carbonates in water; the smaller of the total hardness and the total alkalinity."