Table 3 Corresponding fitted parameters of PDP curves and EIS spectra of AZ91 Mg alloy in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution without and with different concentrations of GUE, PDE, TOE at normal temperature.

From: Traditional Chinese medicine extracts as novel corrosion inhibitors for AZ91 magnesium alloy in saline environment

System

RS (Ω cm2)

Rf (Ω cm2)

Rct (Ω cm2)

CPE (10–6 S sn cm−2)

n

C (10–4 F)

L1 (Ω cm)

RL1 (Ω cm2)

RP (Ω cm2)

ηEIS (%)

Blank

27.33 ± 1.23

607.36 ± 5.32

32.77 ± 2.12

9.88 ± 0.12

0.91 ± 0.01

4.39 ± 0.01

1005.5 ± 6.3

449.29 ± 2.12

263.91 ± 3.12

GUE-0.5 g/L

31.36 ± 2.01

929.85 ± 7.31

27.99 ± 1.81

8.04 ± 0.09

0.88 ± 0.02

7.04 ± 0.02

542.7 ± 2.5

1147.21 ± 5.94

553.35 ± 4.57

49.61

GUE-1.0 g/L

27.86 ± 2.99

862.35 ± 6.31

105.14 ± 3.63

7.73 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.01

1.49 ± 0.01

934.3 ± 4.2

1188.62 ± 6.01

533.18 ± 3.72

50.66

GUE-2.0 g/L

27.37 ± 1.01

1328.12 ± 8.64

288.24 ± 2.01

9.56 ± 0.15

0.88 ± 0.02

1.34 ± 0.00

1009 ± 4.5

2127.54 ± 8.21

945.71 ± 4.81

71.36

GUE-2.5 g/L

13.69 ± 0.95

604.31 ± 3.09

46.28 ± 3.06

6.88 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.03

3.80 ± 0.01

844.2 ± 3.4

534.71 ± 3.21

307.07 ± 2.07

10.33

PDE-0.5 g/L

26.95 ± 1.5

1208.54 ± 5.62

70.65 ± 3.17

7.73 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.01

3.86 ± 0.01

840.2 ± 3.6

1438.03 ± 5.94

703.81 ± 4.28

61.14

PDE-1.0 g/L

33.12 ± 2.13

1362.64 ± 9.31

167.42 ± 3.31

9.28 ± 0.14

0.89 ± 0.02

1.40 ± 0.01

1164.3 ± 5.1

1810.68 ± 6.31

828.99 ± 4.36

68.27

PDE-2.0 g/L

38.59 ± 2.64

1654.21 ± 9.54

380.64 ± 2.13

8.37 ± 0.11

0.93 ± 0.01

1.11 ± 0.00

1623.2 ± 5.9

4904.53 ± 11.23

1476.65 ± 6.33

81.71

PDE-2.5 g/L

13.29 ± 0.76

731.97 ± 5.83

51.25 ± 1.16

7.75 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.01

2.85 ± 0.02

660.7 ± 2.8

587.07 ± 4.21

348.81 ± 1.79

21.61

TOE-0.5 g/L

44.41 ± 3.03

1033.21 ± 6.67

120.18 ± 2.12

8.76 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.01

4.18 ± 0.02

1653.1 ± 6.7

1324.83 ± 5.31

660.72 ± 2.31

57.33

TOE-1.0 g/L

41.63 ± 3.15

1310.46 ± 8.95

139.12 ± 3.97

8.37 ± 0.11

0.93 ± 0.01

1.80 ± 0.01

1371.7 ± 6.1

1912.35 ± 6.85

824.43 ± 6.21

68.09

TOE-2.0 g/L

38.94 ± 2.95

1502.47 ± 9.95

346.67 ± 2.11

6.95 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.03

1.64 ± 0.00

2553.8 ± 7.1

4013.73 ± 9.31

1304.57 ± 9.06

79.22

TOE-2.5 g/L

37.89 ± 2.56

1514.35 ± 8.91

206.18 ± 0.98

7.86 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.01

2.09 ± 0.03

1177.9 ± 5.1

1973.29 ± 5.12

956.81 ± 7.35

71.38