Acronyms Flashcards
AST
Aboveground Storage Tank
AE
Acoustic Emission
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene [Polymer]
AVT
All Volatile Treatment [Boiler Treatment]
AC
Alternating Current
AWG
American Wire Gauge
AA
Atomic Absorption [Spectroscopy]
AES
Auger Electron Spectroscopy
BOD
Biological Oxygen Demand
BWG
Birmingham Wire Gauge
bcc
Body-centered Cubic
BFW
Boiler Feeder
bp
Boiling Point
BWR
Boiling Water Reactor
HB
Brinell Hardness
CS
Carbon Steel
CP
Cathodic Protection
COD
Chemical Oxygen Demand
CPVC
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
CR
Cold-rolled
CERT
Constant Extension Rate Test
CEMS
Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectroscopy
CW
Cooling Water
CWT
Cooling Water Tower
CSE
Copper/Copper Sulfate (Cu/CuSO⬇️4) Electrode
CRA
Corrosion Resistant Alloy
CCT
Critical Crevice-corrosion Temperature
CPT
Critical Pitting Temperature
CD
Current Density
DI
Deionized [Water]
DTA
Differential Thermal Analysis
DC
Direct Current
DIMA
Direct Imaging Mass Analyzer
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
DCB
Double-cantilever-beam
Dry Film Thickness
DFT
Ductile Iron
DI
Eddy Current Test/Testing
ECT
Electric Resistance Weld/Welded
ERW
Electrical Resistance
ER
Electrochemical Current Noise
ECN
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
EIS
Electrochemical Noise [Technique]
EN
Electrochemical Potential Noise
EPN
Electrochemical Potentiokinetic Reactivation
EPR
Electromagnetic Test/Testing
ET
Electromotive Force
EMF
Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
EELS
Electron Probe Microanalysis
EPMA
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESCA
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
EELS
Electron Probe Microanalysis
EPMA
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESCA
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
EDS
Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis
EDXA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
EDTA
Ethylene Propylene Diene Elastomer
EPDM
Face-centered Cubic
fcc
Fast Fourier Transform
FFT
Fiberglass-reinforced Plastic
FRP
Flue Gas Desulfurization
FGD
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
FCCU
Fluidized Bed Combustion
FBC
Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene [Copolymer]
FEP
Fluorocarbon Elastomer
FKM
Flux-cored Arc Weld/Welding
FCAW
Fourier transform Infrared
FTIR
Freezing Point
fp
Frequency Response Analyzer
FRA
Furnace-cooled
FC
Fusion-bonded Epoxy [Coating]
FBE
Gas Metal Arc Weld/Welding
GMAW
Gas Tungsten Arc Weld/Welding
GTAW
Glass/fiberglass-reinforced Epoxy
GRE
Glass/fiberglass-reinforced Plastic
GRP
Heat-affected Zone
HAZ
Heat Exchanger
HX
Heat Treatment/Heat-treated
HT
High Frequency
HF
High-level Liquid Waste [Nuclear]
HLLW
High-pressure Water Cleaning
HPWC
High-pressure Waterjetting
HPWJ
High-strength Low-alloy [Steel]
HSLA
High-temperature Hydrogen Attack
HTHA
High-voltage Alternating Current
HVAC
High-voltage Direct Current
HVDC
Hot-rolled
HR
Hydrogen Embrittlement
HE
Hydrogen-induced Cracking
HIC
Hydrogen Ion Activity [Negative Logarithm of]
pH
Hydrogen Stress Cracking
HSC
Impressed Current
IC
Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
ICCP
Infrared
IR
Inorganic Zinc-rich [Coating]
IOZ
Inside Diameter
ID
Intergranular Attack
IGA
Intergranular Corrosion
IGC