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crevice corrosion

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crevice corrosion [′krev·əs kə′rō·zhən]
(metallurgy)
Corrosive degradation of metal parts at the crevices left at rolled joints or from other forming procedures; common in stainless steel heat exchangers in contact with chloride-containing fluids or other dissolved corrosives. Also known as contact corrosion.


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2-5) Localized corrosion cells are responsible, for example, for galvanic and crevice corrosion.
Anodic blistering was attributed to localized crevice corrosion under the coating followed by blistering via an osmotic pressure mechanism.
Type of metallic corrosion -- It may be external surface oxidation, galvanic corrosion, pitting, crevice corrosion, deposit corrosion, weld decay, fretting corrosion, internal oxidation,
 
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