Table 2 Potentiodynamic polarization parameters for API X120 steel in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution with CO2 purging in the presence and the absence of different concentration of PEI corrosion inhibitor under elevated temperature.

From: Electrochemical and thermodynamic study on the corrosion performance of API X120 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution

T, °C

Cinh

µmol L−1

Ecorr

(mV) SCE

icorr

(µAcm−2)

βa,

mV/decade

βc,

mV/decade

CR,

mpy

θ

IE, %

20

Blank

−700

81

82.10

347.8

47.04

25

−610

36.3

812.2

9089

21.82

0.55

55.18

50

−642

28.8

1329

781.1

16.73

0.64

64.44

75

−670

19.3

64.0

910.9

11.25

0.76

76.17

100

−577

10.9

730.7

201.5

6.35

0.86

86.54

30

Blank

−661

96.9

4209

5111

56.28

25

−662

47

80.5

341.5

27.29

0.51

51.49

50

−690

39.5

84.4

1781

22.94

0.59

59.23

75

−624

29

64.40

579.6

16.85

0.70

70.07

100

−664

18.1

54.4

573.8

12.85

0.81

81.32

50

Blank

−638

121

2664

321.4

70.25

25

−700

82.9

82.2

5279

38.82

0.31

31.71

50

−674

68.3

2060

1890

33.89

0.43

43.55

75

−641

47

72.20

528.3

27.21

0.61

61.15

100

−675

35.3

105.8

592.6

20.59

0.70

70.82

70

Blank

−680

186

129.7

4389

108.2

25

−638

147

107.4

703.8

85.38

0.20

20.96

50

−653

120.5

1081

158.9

69.985

0.35

35.21

75

−624

88

71

432.9

51.16

0.52

52.68

100

−637

64

253.2

9583

37.16

0.65

65.59