Research Article

3-Formylindole-4-aminobenzoic Acid: A Potential Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel and Copper in Hydrochloric Acid Media

Table 6

Polarization parameters of copper specimens in 1 M HCl at 28°C in the absence and presence of 3FI4ABA.

Tafel dataLinear polarization data
(mM) (mV/SCE) ( A/cm2) (mV/dec) (mv/dec) (Ohm)

0 −225 32.75 63 63 355
0.2 −191 8.76 95 50 72.3 1101 67.8
0.5 −259 7.43 99 60 77.3 1644 78.4
0.7 −252 6.57 101 63 79.8 1958 81.8
0.8 −200 5.6 111 63 82.9 2177 83.7