Figure 9

Surface profilometer images of abraded T95 steel (a) before and after immersion in 15 wt% HCl solution (b, c) without inhibitor, (d, e) containing 6.80 mM aspartame, (f, g) containing 6.80 mM aspartame + 1 mM KI, (h, i) containing 6.80 mM aspartame + 1 mM KI + 1 mM SDS (formulation) at 60 °C (b, d, f, h) and 90 °C (c, e, g, i) for 4 h.