Research Article

Protection of Brass in HCl Solution by L-Cysteine and Cationic Surfactant

Table 3

Corrosion parameters for brass in acidic chloride solution after immersion in cysteine and SDS solutions for various periods of time.

Cinh (mol/dm3)t (min)Ecorr (V) versus SCEjcorr (μA/cm2)ba (V)bc (V)

1·10−2 Cys15−0.12990.079−0.099
30−0.14080.072−0.155
60−0.1277.50.067−0.262
1140−0.12070.074−0.256

1·10−3 SDS15−0.21330.048−0.075
30−0.2012.30.05−0.0725
60−0.1941.60.037−0.066
1200−0.17310.028−0.049
4080−0.1230.640.027−0.046