Pitting definition

Pitting means the process by which localized material loss is caused in materials or components by erosion, corrosion, or chemical decomposition.

Examples of Pitting in a sentence

  • Pitting in plaster shall be made good and a coat of waterproof cement paint shall be applied over patches after wetting them thoroughly.

  • Pitting in plaster shall be made good with plaster of paris mixed with the colour to be used.

  • Stainless steels and nickel bases alloys with a 'Pitting resistance equivalent' number higher than 33.

  • Pitting corrosion is defined as scattered corrosion spots/areas with local material reductions which are greater than the general corrosion in the surrounding area.

  • Level 0 – No detectable change.Level 1 – Slight change in color or gloss.Level 2 – Slight surface etching or severe staining.Level 3 – Pitting, cratering, swelling, or erosion of coating.

  • Pitting in plaster shall be made good with plaster again with a fine grade sand paper and made smooth.

  • Pitting in plaster shall be made good with plaster of Paris mixed with the colour to be used.

  • After the section has corroded full thickness at Pitting Corrosion Rate, the Average Corrosion Rate doubles.

  • Test Evaluation:Evaluation shall be based on the following rating system.Level 0 – No detectable change.Level 1 – Slight change in color or gloss.Level 2 – Slight surface etching or severe staining.Level 3 – Pitting, cratering, swelling, or erosion of coating.

  • Pitting, scaling or spalling can develop under unusual conditions or when certain salt or chemicals are placed on a slab in winter for ice removal or drop from a car onto a garage slab and/or drive.

Related to Pitting

  • Fitting means everything used, designed, or intended for use, in or in connection with the generation, conversion, transformation, conveyance, or use of electricity;

  • Pruning means the appropriate removal in accordance with good arboricultural practices of not more than one-third of the live branches or limbs of a tree or more than one-third of the live branches or limbs on a tree as part of a consistent annual pruning program;

  • Cutting means to penetrate with a sharp-edged instrument and includes sawing, but does not include shearing, slicing, or punching.

  • shoring means a system used to support the sides of an excavation and which is intended to prevent the cave-in or the collapse of the sides of an excavation;

  • Dewatering means the removal of water for construction activity. It can be a discharge of appropriated surface or groundwater to dry and/or solidify a construction site. It may require Minnesota Department of Natural Resources permits to be appropriated and if contaminated may require other MPCA permits to be discharged.

  • Blasting means changing the level or grade of land or rendering, tearing, demolishing, moving, or removing earth, rock, buildings, structures, or other masses or materials by seismic blasting or the detonation of dynamite or any other explosive agent.

  • Drainage means the removal of surface water or groundwater

  • Vaping means using an activated electronic delivery device or heated tobacco product.

  • Eating means feeding oneself by getting food into the body from a receptacle (such as a plate, cup or table) or by a feeding tube or intravenously.

  • Load Shedding means the systematic reduction of system demand by temporarily decreasing load in response to transmission system or area capacity shortages, system instability, or voltage control considerations under Tariff, Part II or Part III.

  • Cheating means intentionally to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of academic work so as to accrue undeserved credit, or to cooperate with someone else in such misrepresentation. Such misrepresentations may, but need not necessarily, involve the work of others. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:

  • Scavenging means the unauthorized removal of solid waste from a facility.

  • washing means a process of separation by water using only size as a criterion;

  • Dike means an embankment or ridge of either natural or man-made materials used to prevent the movement of liquids, sludges, solids, or other materials.

  • Screening means the evaluation process used to identify an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living and address health and safety concerns.

  • Toileting means getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off the toilet, and performing associated personal hygiene.

  • sorting means the classification of diamonds after any necessary cleaning into categories in relation to their size, shape, colour or value and “sorted” has a corresponding meaning;

  • Casing means a pipe or tubing of appropriate material, of varying diameter and weight, lowered into a borehole during or after drilling in order to support the sides of the hole and thus prevent the walls from caving, to prevent loss of drilling mud into porous ground, or to prevent water, gas, or other fluid from entering or leaving the hole.

  • Evacuation means the authorized or ordered departure from post of an employee or dependent(s), or any of the circumstances outlined in Section 610j herein. The terms "evacuated" and "ordered/authorized to depart" are used interchangeably in these regulations.

  • Perimeter means the fenced or walled area of the institution that restrains the movement of the inmates.

  • Painting has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(a).

  • Landscaping means the treatment of land (other than buildings) being the site or part of the site in respect of which this planning permission is granted, for the purpose of enhancing or protecting the amenities of the site and the area in which it is situated and includes screening by fences, walls or other means of enclosure; measures to screen the refuse provision; planting of trees, hedges, shrubs or grass; formation of banks, terraces or other earth works, laying out of gardens, paved areas or courts and other amenity features.

  • Salvaging means the lawful and controlled removal of reusable materials from solid waste.

  • Fence means any structure, wall or barrier, other than a building, erected at grade for the purpose of defining boundaries of property, separating open space, restricting ingress to or egress from property, providing security or protection to property or acting as a visual or acoustic screen.

  • Cleaning means the act of removing septage or other wastes from a wastewater treatment system component or grease/waste from a grease interceptor.

  • Gearing means -1; "Option" means Put;