| SSs | Stainless steels |
| DSSs | Duplex stainless steels |
| ASSs | Austenitic stainless steels |
| Ep | Pitting potential |
| SCC | Stress corrosion cracking |
| PREN | Pitting resistance equivalent number |
| IGC | Intergranular corrosion |
| PDP | Potentiodynamic polarisation |
| HAZ | Heat-affected zone |
| CPT | Critical pitting temperature |