AST
Aboveground Storage Tank
AE
Acoustic Emission
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene [Polymer]
AVT
All Volatile Treatment [Boiler Treatment]
AC
Alternating Current
AWG
American Wire Gauge
AA
Atomic Absorption [Spectroscopy]
AES
Auger Electron Spectroscopy
BOD
Biological Oxygen Demand
BWG
Birmingham Wire Gauge
bcc
Body-centered Cubic
BFW
Boiler Feeder
bp
Boiling Point
BWR
Boiling Water Reactor
HB
Brinell Hardness
CS
Carbon Steel
CP
Cathodic Protection
COD
Chemical Oxygen Demand
CPVC
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
CR
Cold-rolled
CERT
Constant Extension Rate Test
CEMS
Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectroscopy
CW
Cooling Water
CWT
Cooling Water Tower