Science

Kieserite (MgSO4·H2O) is the mineral for magnesium sulfate and found in deposits of evaporite. Named for Dietrich Georg Kieser (August 24, 1779, Harburg / Elbe-October…

Electropolishing represents the reversal of the electrolytic process. It is an electrochemical process that removes material from a metallic workpiece, reducing the surface roughness by…

Barnacle (Balanus glandula), also known as ‘cirripede’, is an arthropod of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and is thus related to crabs and…

Metatorbernite is a mineral Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2.8H2O consisting of a hydrous phosphate of copper and uranium containing less water than torbernite. It is a radioactive phosphate mineral…

Deep Learning, also known as ‘deep structured learning’, is a “machine learning” subfield that is concerned with algorithms inspired by the brain’s structure and a…

Zinc pest, also known as zinc rot, is a destructive, intercrystalline corrosion process of zinc alloys containing lead impurities. In metallurgy, it is a problem…

Zamak is an alloy of four metals (zinc, aluminum, magnesium, and copper). It also is known as Zamac is a family of alloys with a…

Wet storage stain describes the white, generally powder-like substance that can form on the surface of a galvanized article. It is a type of zinc…

Gallium is a chemical element with the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. It is a blue-gray metal with an orthorhombic crystalline structure; very pure…

Potassium bicarbonate is a solid, crystalline, slightly alkaline, and salty material which is also known as potassium hydrogen carbonate or potassium acid carbonate. This is…

Nickel brass, (also known as German silver), is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. It is a gold-colored copper-zinc-nickel alloy. The usual formulation…

Sheffield plate is a copper-plated with silver by rolling and edging with silver film and ribbon, especially as produced in Sheffield between 1760 and 1840.…