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Corrosion Technology

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Abdel Kader

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Jan 15, 2024
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Hello, Everyone, I am a 4th year mechanical engineering student, I am new to the topic of corrosion and I am really interested in it.
I was reading a book on corrosion tests and standards and I have countered a quiet few terms and words that I quit didn't fully grasp and understand.
My first question is about the term "Corrosion Technology".
1. What does Technology means in the context of corrosion?
Moreover, The editor said in the book, "Corrosion testing is one of the most important aspect of corrosion control because it is used to advance technology"
2. Which technology is he talking about?
3. How does corrosion testing is a contributor to advance technology?
4. What are the other aspects of corrosion control?
From the same page, there it goes another sentence "The corrosionist is responsible for define, interrupt and evaluate the technology"
4. which technology is he talking about?
5. Last, "Corrosion technologist", What does technologist means, and what does his role, his job or his duty towards the field of corrosion
The name of the book is COOROSION TESTS AND STANDARDS: APPLICATION AND INTERRPRETATION 2ND EDITION. ROBERT BABOIAN, EDITOR page 13 in the pdf Version and page 1 in the physical Textbook

Thanks
 
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Hi Abdel. Let's start you off with the following and see if you can make the leap to answer your other questions yourself.

Corrosion Technology utilizes chemistry, electricity, physics, metallurgy and other sciences to prevent or control corrosion damage. Corrosion technicians apply these sciences to control the chemical and mechanical aspects that are involved in the deterioration of properties.

Converting energy to motion for more than half a century
 
Thanks for replying, I started to understand the term technology, which is a collection of tools or sciences blended together to yield something such as:
Computer technology, uses hardware with combination of software to give us a computer, this technology made our life easier.
However, in term of corrosion how does corrosion technology directly refers to control and prevention?
Is there like a standard definition for the term Corrosion Technology that means prevention and control?
Or why didn't call it corrosion prevention technology or corrosion control technology?
From what I understood is that we mix sort of science or tools together which I believe it is the definition of Technology. But when we place this term "Technology" near to corrosion, it alternate its meaning
The meaning that is mind is the Technology of making or creating a corrosion from scratch
Please correct if I am wrong
 
"Or why didn't call it corrosion prevention technology or corrosion control technology?"

Because no one wants corrosion, so that's obvious, and no one wants to make the phrase longer than required for people who have to use it every day in the course of their jobs. No native English speaker is getting this wrong.

Wastewater Technology isn't about making wastewater. Fire Departments don't make fires.
 
"Wastewater Technology isn't about making wastewater. Fire Departments don't make fires."
Ok I have got your point.
Regarding the following sentence "Corrosion testing is one of the most important aspect of corrosion control because it is used to advance technology"
How does corrosion testing contribute to make technology advance?
 
If you want to build something, do you want it to corrode and fail or not corrode? How are you going to find out? You test it.
 
What I meant is, Corrosion testing can make the current technology advance in the future, meaning corrosion testing results in cutting edge technology
Not sure what Technology the editor is talking about. Is it corrosion testing technology or corrosion control technology.
So how does a corrosion test is related to make a technology (corrosion testing technology or corrosion control technology) more advanced?
 
Same way all testing of materials advances technology.
 
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