Research Article

Effect of Pharmaceutically Active Compound Nitroxoline on the Corrosion of Mild Steel in an Acidic Environment

Table 8

AFM parameters obtained data for mild steel in the absence and the presence of Nitroxoline in 1 M sulphuric acid.

SampleRoot mean square roughness (nm)Maximum peak-to-peak height (nm)Ten-point height (nm)Average roughness (nm)

Fresh mild steel13.02121.9262.149.77
MS in 1 M H2SO436.59296.12151.0028.74
MS in 1 M H2SO4 + Nitroxoline24.17263.82116.1312.01