“…Carbon steel is widely used in industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear, cellulose, and civil construction, for application in pipes, reactors, storage tanks, and concrete reinforcement, due to its properties such as low hardenability, excellent forgeability and weldability, in addition to its low cost 1,2 . However, this steel has low corrosion resistance when exposed to corrosive environments, especially in the presence of chlorides 1,3 . Thus, methods such as pretreatments and corrosion inhibitors are needed to provide greater resistance against corrosion, anchoring of future coatings, and active protection in aggressive media 4,5 .…”