2-Acetylpyridine-N(4)-morpholine thiosemicarbazone (HAcpMTSc) was synthesized and investigated as an inhibitor for mild steel corrosion in acid media. Various concentrations of the inhibitor in 1 M HCl solution were tested, and the corrosion inhibition efficiency to mild steel was estimated by means of weight loss measurements, potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The adsorption equilibrium constant (K ads ) and standard free energy of adsorption (ΔG°a ds ) were calculated. The nature of inhibition was studied by various spectroscopic techniques such as UVÀvisible, FTIR, and EPR spectroscopies and by using surface analysis methods (i.e., SEM-EDS).

The corrosion inhibition efficiency of two Schiff bases 4-salicylideneamino-3-methyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione (SAMTT) and 4-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylideneamino)-3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione (DBAMTT) on mild steel in hydrochloric acid was tested by weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results revealed that both SAMTT and DBAMTT act as excellent inhibitors, and the inhibition efficiencies obtained from the weight loss and electrochemical experiments were in good agreement. Scanning electron microscopic and atomic force microscopic images showed the efficiency of the compounds as inhibitors on mild steel in acid media, and both surface analysis techniques revealed that the inhibition occurs due to adsorption of the inhibitor molecules at the metal/solution interface.

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