Research Article

Effect of Temperature on the Corrosion Inhibition of Trans-4-Hydroxy-4-Stilbazole on Mild Steel in HCl Solution

Table 3

Effect of concentration of trans-4-hydroxy-4′-stilbazole on surface coverage for mild steel in 1 M HCl at various temperatures.

Temperature/K

303313323

Concentration of inhibitorSurface coverage Surface coverage Surface coverage

1 M HCl + 1 × 10−6 M0.050.0370.022
1 M HCl + 1 × 10−5 M0.260.140.103
1 M HCl + 1 × 10−4 M0.800.740.534
1 M HCl + 1 × 10−3 M0.940.920.884