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  2. Caustic (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Caustics from a glass of water Caustics made by the surface of water. In optics, a caustic or caustic network [1] is the envelope of light rays which have been reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object, or the projection of that envelope of rays on another surface. [2]

  3. Caustic embrittlement - Wikipedia

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    Caustic embrittlement is the phenomenon in which the material of a boiler becomes brittle due to the accumulation of ... as a result of which sodium hydroxide, even ...

  4. Gravitational microlensing - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational microlensing is an astronomical phenomenon caused by the gravitational lens effect. It can be used to detect objects that range from the mass of a planet to the mass of a star, regardless of the light they emit.

  5. Stress corrosion cracking - Wikipedia

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    mild steel cracks in the presence of alkali (e.g. boiler cracking and caustic stress corrosion cracking) and nitrates; copper alloys crack in ammoniacal solutions ( season cracking ); high-tensile steels have been known to crack in an unexpectedly brittle manner in a whole variety of aqueous environments, especially when chlorides are present.

  6. Caustic - Wikipedia

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    Caustic may also refer to: Caustic (band), an American industrial/powernoise band; Caustic (mathematics), the envelope of rays reflected or refracted by a manifold; Caustic (optics), optic phenomenon due to light rays reflecting/refracting through curved surfaces/objects; Caustic Graphics, a graphics technology developer, part of Imagination ...

  7. Karen Russell's Dust Bowl 'Antidote' is even more ambitious ...

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    The caustic nature of memory and secrets seizes Russell’s fascination. ... Russell works with imagined backstories and harsh facts to draw connections between unexplained phenomena like extreme ...

  8. Corrosion - Wikipedia

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    Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.It is the gradual deterioration of materials (usually a metal) by chemical or electrochemical reaction with their environment.

  9. Embrittlement - Wikipedia

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    Embrittlement is used to describe any phenomena where the environment compromises a stressed material's mechanical performance, such as temperature or environmental composition. This is oftentimes undesirable as brittle fracture occurs quicker and can much more easily propagate than ductile fracture, leading to complete failure of the equipment.