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.
T, °C | Cinh µmol L−1 | Ecorr (mV) SCE | icorr (µAcm−2) | βa, mV/decade | βc, mV/decade | CR, mpy | θ | IE, % |
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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 |