Aviation Glossary Definitions - Category List

Corrosion

Black Plague – Corrosion

Black Plague Corrosion is a black substance that forms in the liquid cooling systems of high power radars. This substance adheres

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Purple Plague – Corrosion

Purple Plague Corrosion is a brittle gold-aluminum corrosion product formed when a gold-plated component and an aluminum component are mechanically attached or bonded together. Microelectronic circuit failures can occur at the interconnecting mechanical bond as this gold-aluminum corrosion

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Red Plague – Corrosion

Red Plague Corrosion: When silver plating over copper is damaged, there can be an accelerated corrosive attack of the underlying copper. The “red plague” corrosion is readily identifiable

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