corrosion
corrosion
Definition
cor·ro·sion (kə rō′z̸hən)
noun
- a corroding or being corroded
- a substance, as rust, formed by corroding
Etymology: ME corrosioun < OFr corrosion < LL corrosio < pp. of L corrodere: see corrode
corrosion
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- localize: The local salt chemistry creates molten slags which, in turn, cause enhanced scale growth and localized corrosion.
- resist: They're only gold plated, naturally, and the contacts are better plus they resist corrosion but they're not essential.
- inhibit: Under controlled conditions it can be used to inhibit corrosion.
- induce: The results obtained so far clearly indicate a synergistic effect between oxidation and alkali salt induced corrosion ( the so-called hot corrosion ).
- prevent: These units prevent hull corrosion due to small electrical current leaks.
Adjective modifier
- galvanic: Built-in computer manages batteries, invertor, shore power, protects boat from galvanic corrosion by shore power.
- intergranular: The middle layer is likely to be the merged grains consumed by the intergranular corrosion.
- aqueous: Program areas include: aqueous corrosion of metals, high temperature degradation, degradation of polymers and polymeric coatings and corrosion in concrete.
- accelerated: Think about the following... Joints, flanges Crevices let stagnant liquid accumulate, causing locally accelerated corrosion from differential aeration.
- excessive: Excessive corrosion can mean a hole or significantly weakened structure.
Modifies a noun
- resistance: Small temperature changes can produce marked changes in corrosion resistance.
- inhibitor: Then make sure he put fresh corrosion inhibitor in the system.
- resistant: Screw down, corrosion resistant rails for perfect sealing.
- fatigue: In many corrosive environments the cyclic stress level to produce failure is further reduced, the failure mechanism then being termed corrosion fatigue.
- inhibition: The study is related to processes of corrosion inhibition and adhesion and novel methods of " engineering " surface properties.
- protection: You can ignore claims of enhanced corrosion protection too - where there's oil, there won't be rust.
Noun used with modifier
- crevice: With their high chromium concentration, they have excellent pitting and crevice corrosion resistance, and to chloride stress corrosion.
- reinforcement: The majority of reinforcement corrosion seems to be promoted by the practice of salting roads in the winter.
- erosion: Copper tube can pinhole due to a number of different mechanisms of pitting or erosion corrosion.
- stress: This is a measure of the progress of stress corrosion cracking on the outside surface of the loop.
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