Table 6 Energy-dispersive–X-ray analysis of the surface of small pieces of exposed control and GA-inhibited rebar samples removed from the mortars.

From: Kinetics and mechanism of gallic acid as an ecofriendly corrosion inhibitor for steel rebars in mortar

Elements

Samples’ ID and % weight of elements

Control

0.125% GA

0.25% GA

O K

39.11

31.31

31.04

Si K

0.48

0.59

0.61

Cl K

1.92

0.74

X

Ca K

0.20

1.71

3.76

Fe K

58.47

65.65

64.59

Total

100

100

100