| Abstract Scope |
Selecting the appropriate material for each corrosive environment is of utmost importance. Since the performance in service of steel depends mainly on the elemental composition, therefore, this research studied the effect of corrosion on elemental composition of low carbon steel in 0.5M HCl, 1M HCl and 3.5% NaCl solution. The effect of these simulated environment on the microstructure of the samples were assessed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) accompanied with spectrometer (the energy dispersive) alongside with high resolution optical microscope (HROPM).The average percentage elemental composition (APEC) of the steel prior and after corrosion experiment was characterised. The result showed that some elements increases in percentage after 720 hrs in the test media, while some dissociated completely and surprisingly, certain elements appeared which were not detected initially by the spectroscopy before the corrosion experiment. |