Many people refer to Corrosion as "rust" - however, this term is actually specific to the reddish-brown corrosion product from iron or its alloys. Other metals and alloys do corrode, but they don't rust. People not working in the field frequently consider corrosion to be a mature science. However, those working in corrosion know that there are numerous fundamental questions yet to be addressed. Unfortunately, many university and college engineering courses only cover corrosion at a cursory level. There is a great need to perform applied and fundamental corrosion research in both academia and industry.
