(1) The removal of oxygen from molten metals by use of suitable deoxidixers. (2) Sometimes refers to the removal of undesirable elements other than oxygen by the introduction of elements or compounds that readily react with them. (3) In metal finishing, t ...
A federal government agency involved in rural development, marketing and regulatory programs, food safety, research, education and economics, food, nutrition and consumer service, farm and foreign agricultural services, and natural resources and environme ...
A federal government agency created in 1977, that is entrusted to contribute to the welfare of the United States by providing technical information, and a scientific and educational foundation for technology, policy and institutional leadership to achieve ...
The load-carrying ability of an electric power plant during a specific time interval and period when related to the characteristics of the load to be/being supplied; determined by capability, operating power factor, and the portion of the load the station ...
A decrease in the polarization of an electrode; the elimination or reduction of polarization by physical or chemical means; depolarization results in increased corrosion.
An account with a bank or financial institution which earns interest normally proportional to and.
Foreign substance which comes from the environment, adhering to a surface of a material
Pitting corrosion resulting from deposits on a metal surface which cause concentration cells.
Corrosion occurring under or around a discontinuous deposit on a metallic surface. Also called poultice corrosion.
In the US, financial protection of certain bank and credit union accounts by way of insurance.
A scheme set up to give limited financial protection to people with deposits in authorised banks.
A bank organised in the US which provides all the stock transfer and agency services in.
(DTC) In the US, the Depository Trust Company (DTC) is a national clearing house for the settlement of.
Container freight station or a designated area where empty containers can be picked up or dropped off.