Electrochemical Inhibition Studies on Carbon Steel in Acidic Medium via Friendly Anise Oil with Gamma-Irradiated Rays: Table 3

Table 3: Polarization data of CS in 0.5 M HCl without and with various concentrations of AO at 298 K.


Electrode	Inh. Conc.	Ecorr. (mV)	Icorr. (μA/cm²)	Tafel slopes		Corrosion rate (CR) (mpy)	η (%)

				β_a (V/decade)	β_c (V/decade)
CS	Blank	−499	4,000	0.225	0.198	550	0
	50 ppm	−497	228	0.178	0.153	118	94
	50 ppm + 5 kGy	−505	210	0.147	0.114	108	95
	50 ppm + 15 kGy	−506	201	0.147	0.151	104	95