GLOSSARY Anions Atomic number Backscattered electrons Binding energies Bonding information Cations Chemical attack Chemical bonding Crevice corrosion Electron Electron beam Energy dispersive x-ray Environmental stress cracking Environmentally-assisted fracture Failure analysis Failure mode Failure root cause Fatigue Functional group Galvanic corrosion General corrosion Infrared absorption bands Intra-molecular Ion Ion beam Microns Organic Overload Photoelectrons Photooxidation Pitting Scanning electron microscope (SEM) Secondary electrons Stress corrosion cracking X-rays

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