The inhibitive action of plant leaf extracts, Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn) and Prunus Avium (Sweet Cherry) on the corrosion of mild steel in 0.5 M HCl solution was investigated using open circuit potential-time measurements (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. Functional groups of these plants’ leaf extracts and their absorption bands were identified by […]
The micro-structural effects on the corrosion resistance of three classes of mild steels (A, B and C) suitable for galvanizing industry, according to their silicon, phosphorus content, grain number and size of carbides (Fe3C) in concentrated hydrochloride acid solution was investigated by a series of known techniques, such as potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy […]