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UK
/kəɹˈəʊʒən/
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[ US /kɝˈoʊʒən/ ]
[ US /kɝˈoʊʒən/ ]
NOUN
- a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
- erosion by chemical action
How To Use corrosion In A Sentence
- When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.
- The corrosion of reinforcing bar can weaken its strength and ductility, and then cause structural bearing capacity to reduce.
- Mr Wilkinson was of the opinion that since water treatment equipment had been installed only recently, there were likely to have been corrosion and a build up of scale over the years inside the pipe work.
- Well-known users in, e. g. : corrosion protection, quality control, automotive, car inspection, galvanising or anodising and wet and powder coating.
- They are sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion.
- Without chromium, however, this alloy is vulnerable to corrosion attack in reducing acids when oxidizing salts such as ferric or cupric chloride are present, even in the parts-per-million range.
- It's made of a specially coated material covered with zinc anodes to ward off corrosion.
- Sacrificial anodes protection can decrease the degree of corrosion wear very effectively.
- The, for 1420 alloy at double - ageing, the maximum corrosion depth was consistent the Gumbel distribution law.
- In addition the barrel bore is hardchrome plated for resistance to corrosion.