The mass of unit volume of a material at a specified temperature.

The range of the stress-intensity factor during a fatigue cycle.

A visible corrosion product consisting of hydrated oxides of iron. Applied only to ferrous alloys. See also white rust.

Ability of a metal to withstand corrosion in a given corrosion system.

The ratio of the electrochemical equivalent current density for a specific reaction to the total applied current density.

An accelerated corrosion test in which specimens are exposed to a fine mist of a solution usually containing sodium chloride, but sometimes modified with other chemicals.

A positively charged ion that migrates through the electrolyte toward the cathode under the influence of a potential gradient. See also anion and ion.

A galvanic cell resulting from difference in oxygen concentration between two locations; See differential aeration cell.

A cell developed in an electrolyte resulting from electrical contact between two dissimilar metals. See galvanic corrosion.

A substance that produces depolarization.

Foreign substance which comes from the environment, adhering to a surface of a material

An anode that is insoluble in the electrolyte under the conditions prevailing in the electrolysis.

The number of cycles of stress that can be sustained prior to failure under a stated test condition.

Splitting (fracture) of a crystal on a crystallographic plane of' low index.

Aging induced by rapid cooling after solution heat treatment.

The liquid material remaining from pulpwood cooking in the soda or sulfate paper-making process.

(Galvanic Corrosion) Corrosion resulting from dissimilar metal contact.

A pair of dissimilar conductors, commonly metals, in electrical contact. See also galvanic corrosion.

Coal tar or asphalt-based coating.

A compound with a central atom or ion bound to a group of ions or molecules surrounding it. Also called coordination complex. See also chelate, complexation, and ligand.