Erosion rate
Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-004087
The rate at which material is removed from a surface due to physical or chemical processes. This measurement quantifies the change in thickness or mass of a material over a specific time period. It is often expressed in units of nanometers per minute or micrometers per hour.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CHM-004087 |
|---|---|
| Field | Chemistry |
| Subject | Analytical Chemistry |
| References | PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1803 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404) |
| See also | Sputtering rate |
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