Acronyms Flashcards
1
Q
AST
A
Aboveground Storage Tank
2
Q
AE
A
Acoustic Emission
3
Q
ABS
A
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene [Polymer]
4
Q
AVT
A
All Volatile Treatment [Boiler Treatment]
5
Q
AC
A
Alternating Current
6
Q
AWG
A
American Wire Gauge
7
Q
AA
A
Atomic Absorption [Spectroscopy]
8
Q
AES
A
Auger Electron Spectroscopy
9
Q
BOD
A
Biological Oxygen Demand
10
Q
BWG
A
Birmingham Wire Gauge
11
Q
bcc
A
Body-centered Cubic
12
Q
BFW
A
Boiler Feeder
13
Q
bp
A
Boiling Point
14
Q
BWR
A
Boiling Water Reactor
15
Q
HB
A
Brinell Hardness
16
Q
CS
A
Carbon Steel
17
Q
CP
A
Cathodic Protection
18
Q
COD
A
Chemical Oxygen Demand
19
Q
CPVC
A
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
20
Q
CR
A
Cold-rolled
21
Q
CERT
A
Constant Extension Rate Test
22
Q
CEMS
A
Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectroscopy
23
Q
CW
A
Cooling Water
24
Q
CWT
A
Cooling Water Tower
25
CSE
Copper/Copper Sulfate (Cu/CuSO⬇️4) Electrode
26
CRA
Corrosion Resistant Alloy
27
CCT
Critical Crevice-corrosion Temperature
28
CPT
Critical Pitting Temperature
29
CD
Current Density
30
DI
Deionized [Water]
31
DTA
Differential Thermal Analysis
32
DC
Direct Current
33
DIMA
Direct Imaging Mass Analyzer
34
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow
35
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
36
DCB
Double-cantilever-beam
37
Dry Film Thickness
DFT
38
Ductile Iron
DI
39
Eddy Current Test/Testing
ECT
40
Electric Resistance Weld/Welded
ERW
41
Electrical Resistance
ER
42
Electrochemical Current Noise
ECN
43
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
EIS
44
Electrochemical Noise [Technique]
EN
45
Electrochemical Potential Noise
EPN
46
Electrochemical Potentiokinetic Reactivation
EPR
47
Electromagnetic Test/Testing
ET
48
Electromotive Force
EMF
49
Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
EELS
50
Electron Probe Microanalysis
EPMA
51
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESCA
52
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
EELS
53
Electron Probe Microanalysis
EPMA
54
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESCA
55
Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
EDS
56
Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis
EDXA
57
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
EDTA
58
Ethylene Propylene Diene Elastomer
EPDM
59
Face-centered Cubic
fcc
60
Fast Fourier Transform
FFT
61
Fiberglass-reinforced Plastic
FRP
62
Flue Gas Desulfurization
FGD
63
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
FCCU
64
Fluidized Bed Combustion
FBC
65
Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene [Copolymer]
FEP
66
Fluorocarbon Elastomer
FKM
67
Flux-cored Arc Weld/Welding
FCAW
68
Fourier transform Infrared
FTIR
69
Freezing Point
fp
70
Frequency Response Analyzer
FRA
71
Furnace-cooled
FC
72
Fusion-bonded Epoxy [Coating]
FBE
73
Gas Metal Arc Weld/Welding
GMAW
74
Gas Tungsten Arc Weld/Welding
GTAW
75
Glass/fiberglass-reinforced Epoxy
GRE
76
Glass/fiberglass-reinforced Plastic
GRP
77
Heat-affected Zone
HAZ
78
Heat Exchanger
HX
79
Heat Treatment/Heat-treated
HT
80
High Frequency
HF
81
High-level Liquid Waste [Nuclear]
HLLW
82
High-pressure Water Cleaning
HPWC
83
High-pressure Waterjetting
HPWJ
84
High-strength Low-alloy [Steel]
HSLA
85
High-temperature Hydrogen Attack
HTHA
86
High-voltage Alternating Current
HVAC
87
High-voltage Direct Current
HVDC
88
Hot-rolled
HR
89
Hydrogen Embrittlement
HE
90
Hydrogen-induced Cracking
HIC
91
Hydrogen Ion Activity [Negative Logarithm of]
pH
92
Hydrogen Stress Cracking
HSC
93
Impressed Current
IC
94
Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
ICCP
95
Infrared
IR
96
Inorganic Zinc-rich [Coating]
IOZ
97
Inside Diameter
ID
98
Intergranular Attack
IGA
99
Intergranular Corrosion
IGC
