### Question
Can you define what corrosion means?


### Answer
**Corrosion** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 2228*:

> the deterioration of a material or its properties due to a reaction of that material with its chemical environment

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2228*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 131-PLANNING AND COORDINATION**

