Inhibition Effect of 4-(2-Chlorophenyl)Hydrazineylidene-1-Phenyl-2-Pyrazolin-5-One Derivatives on Corrosion of 304 Stainless Steel in HCl Solution
4-(2-chlorophenyl)hydrazineylidene-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one derivatives (2-CPH) were examined as safe corrosion hindrance for 304 stainless steel (SS 304) in 1.0 M HCl utilizing weight loss (WL) and electrochemical tests such as potentiodynamic polarization (PP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and electrochemical frequency modulation (EFM). The outcome data displayed that the protection efficiency (IE%) rises with improving the dose of 2-CPH compounds and lower with raising the temperature. The adsorption of these inhibitors on the surface of SS 304 follows Langmuir isotherm. The 2-CPH are the best inhibitors for the dissolution of SS 304 in 1M HCl and they are mixed kind inhibitors. Quantum calculations (QM) display the impact of the chemical structure of the 2-CPH on its %IE. Additionally, 304 stainless surface topography in one molar HCl solution without and with 2-CPH compounds appending utilizing atomic force microscopy (AFM) approves the protection of 304 stainless via adsorbed 2-CPH compounds by a formed protective layer.