Definitions for "Crevice corrosion"
Crevice corrosion is the localized corrosive attack that occurs as a result of the occluded cell that forms at, or immediately adjacent to, an area that is shielded from full exposure to the environment because of close proximity between the metal and the surface of another material. Crevice corrosion may occur in small areas of stagnant solution in crevices, joints and under corrosion deposits. (See Corrosion.)
Localized corrosion of a metal surface at, or immediately adjacent to, an area that is shielded from full exposure to the environment because of close proximity between the metal and the surface of another material.
Corrosion of stainless steel on the surface that is fully shielded from air such that the passive film cannot be created to resist the corrosion.