I see. I think of erosion as being caused by physical contact ........... Like how water erodes a hillside. Corrosion involves a chemical process rather than a physical process of digging away at something. When you say 'technically speaking' ............then it could mean more than the normal way we use these words. Most words have numerous definitions if you look them up. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:31 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Electric Water Pump I was taught in Aviation mechanic school that technically-speaking erosion is a form of corrosion..........."Corrosion" encompasses many types of breakdown processes. Mike B. > Yes corrosion and erosion are different things. Both can be a problem. So > can cylinder liner cavitations erosion. This is a particular problem on > Diesels. Just ask Ford power Stroke owners that have replaced engines. |
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