Corrosion inhibitors for metals in maintenance equipment: introduction and recent developments
- Li, Yongxin [ Montana State University: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering ] [ College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University ]
- Zhang, Yaoyao [ College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University ]
- Jungwirth, Scott [ Montana State University: Western Transportation Institute ]
- Seely, Nicholas [ Montana State University: Western Transportation Institute ]
- Fang, Yida [ Montana State University: Western Transportation Institute ]
- Shi, Xianming [ Montana State University: Civil Engineering ] [ Montana State University: Western Transportation Institute ] [ School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Polytechnic University ]
Corrosion inhibitors are extensively applied to prevent the corrosion of metals in maintenance and vehicles used by transportation agencies. The aim of this review is to examine the state of the corrosion inhibitors for the protection of various metals/alloys commonly used in maintenance equipment and vehicles and to identify cost-effective, high-performance corrosion inhibitors that may contribute to the preservation of equipment assets. The focus is placed on the metallic corrosion induced or aggravated by chlorides at ambient temperature and pressure and near-neutral pH (6–8).