It is clear that internal engine corrosion is prevelant and it is bad. Doing the math with general round numbers, if an engine overhaul costs $30,000, at 2,000-hour TBO, the cost is $15 per hour. Shorten the life of that engine by 500 hours and you have just lost $7,500. The causes â the debate. Scientists have long known how the process of corrosion occurs.
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The term dross is frequently used by industry to refer to an oxide layer that forms on the surface of molten metal, regardless of whether the metal is a virgin metal being reshaped into a different form, or is a metal in use (such as solder).