Preferred Label : corrosion;
IUPAC definition : An irreversible interfacial reaction of a material (metal, ceramic, polymer) with
its enviroment which results in consumption of the material or in dissolution into
the material of a component of the enviroment. Often, but not necessarily, corrosion
results in effects detrimental to the usage of the material considered. Exclusively
physical or mechanical processes such as melting or evaporation, abrasion or mechanical
fracture are not included in the term corrosion.;
Origin ID : C01351;
See also
An irreversible interfacial reaction of a material (metal, ceramic, polymer) with
its enviroment which results in consumption of the material or in dissolution into
the material of a component of the enviroment. Often, but not necessarily, corrosion
results in effects detrimental to the usage of the material considered. Exclusively
physical or mechanical processes such as melting or evaporation, abrasion or mechanical
fracture are not included in the term corrosion.
