The liquor resulting from dissolving molten melt irom the kraft recovery furnace in water. See also kraft process and smelt.

Perforation of material in outer space resulting from meteor strikes.

Discontinuities in ci coating (suchasporosity, cracks, gape. and similar Bawd) that allow areas of base metal to be exposed to any corrosive environment that contacts the coated surface.

The swelling or bubbling of a coating usually because of heating (term currently used in space and fire protection applications).

The technique for maintaining a constant electrode potential.

See hydrogen embrittlement.

Deep internal cracks caused by hydrogen.

Through or across crystals or grains. Also called intracrystalline or transcrystalline.

Cracking or fracturing that occurs between the grains or crystals in a polycrystalline aggregate. Also called intercrystalline cracking. Contrast with transgranular cracking.

Reduction in mechanical properties of a metal as a result of local penetration of solder along grain boundaries.

Aging induced by cold working.

See galvanostatic.

The component of either a liquid or solid solution that is present to a greater or major extent; the component that dissolves the solute.

In fatigue, the variation in the stress-intensity factor in cycle, that is, Kmax-Kmin.

Electrode potential where half-cell reaction involves only the metal electrode and its ion.

Corrosive attack that progresses preferentially along interdendritic paths. This type of attack results from local differences in composition, such as coring commonly encountered in alloy castings.

See hydrogenembriltlement.

The ability of a metal to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing.

See intergranular corrosion.

A plot of r urrent density versus electrode potential for a specific electrode-electrolyte combination.