The relative humidity above which the atmospheric corrosion rate of some metals increases sharply.

Electrolytic cleaning in which the work is the cathode.

Corrosion occurring under or around a discontinuous deposit on a metallic surface. Also called poultice corrosion.

A chemical substance or mixture that prevents or reduces the rate of the cathodic or reduction reaction by physical, physico-chemical or chemical action.

An electrode in an electrolytic cell that is not mechanically connected to the power supply, but is so placed in the electrolyte, between the anode and cathode, that the part nearer the anode becomes cathodic and the part nearer the cathode becomes anodic ...

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

A term generally applied to paints to describe holidays, holes, and skips in a film. Also used to describe shrinkage in castings and weld.

A metallic connection that provides electrical continuity between metal structures.

One or more anodes installed vertically at a nominal depth of 15 m (50 ft) or more below the earth's surface in a drilled hole for the purpose of supplying cathodic protection for an underground or submerged metallic structure. See also groundbed.

Imparting resistance to oxidation to an iron or steel surface by heating in aluminum powder at 800 to 1000

A list of elements arranged according to their standard electrode potentials, with "noble" metals such as gold being positive and "active" metals such as zinc being negative.

The mass of a unit volume of a gas at a stated temperature and pressure.

The partial derivative of the total electrochemical free energy of a constituent with respect to the number of moles of this constituent where all factors are kept constant. It is analogous to the chemical potential of a constituent except that it include ...

The fracture toughness determined under dynamic loading conditions; it is used as an approximation of KIc for very tough materials.

Seawater containing a higher concentration of dissolved salt than that of the ordinary ocean.

Change of electrode potential with respect to a reference value. Often the free corrosion potential is used as the reference value. The change may be caused, for example, by the application of an external electrical current or by the addition of an oxidan ...

The current density, often referred to as limiting current density, that corresponds to the maximum transfer rate that a particular species can sustain because of the limitation of diffusion.

A measure of proportion by weight, equivalent to one unit weight of a material per million (106) unit weights of compound. One part per million is equivalent to l mg/g

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

The potential of a metal surface necessary to decompose the electrolyte of a cell or a component/substance thereof.