A carbon steel main body defines a flow passage. The carbon steel main body includes an end. The carbon steel main body includes a beveled edge at the end. A corrosion resistant cladding is deposited along an inner surface of the carbon steel main body. The corrosion resistant cladding extends from the end to a distance into the carbon steel main body.

Methods and compositions for suppressing corrosion of a corrodible metal surface that contacts a water stream in a water system. The method comprises introducing into the water stream a treatment composition, the treatment composition including a combination of passivators and a hydroxycarboxylic acid promoter.

Methods and compositions for suppressing corrosion of a corrodible metal surface that contacts a water stream in a water system. The method comprises introducing into the water stream a treatment composition, the treatment composition including a combination of passivators and a hydroxycarboxylic acid promoter.

The present invention provides: a rust inhibitor that has excellent rust inhibiting and anti-corrosive properties, not only on iron members, but also on non-iron metal members, and can prevent rust, and corrosion over long periods; a rust, inhibitor composition that, contains the rust inhibitor, a coating formation material; a coating obtained from the rust inhibitor, the rust inhibitor composition, or the coating formation material; and a metal component that comprises the coating. This rust inhibitor contains at least one compound represented by a Chemical Formula (1).

##STR00001## (In the formula: R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group with a carbon number of 1-33; R.sup.2 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group with a carbon number of 1-33; the total carbon number of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is 1-34; X is a single bond or an aliphatic: hydrocarbon group with a carbon number of 1-5; either A.sup.1 or A.sup.2 is —OH; and the other is —O—CH.sub.2—CH(OH)—CH.sub.2OH or —O—CH(—CH.sub.2—OH).sub.2.)

The invention provides a product for inhibiting corrosion in a closed loop industrial water system containing a corrosion sensitive metal, the product comprising: a carboxylic acid-based corrosion inhibitor, an azole-based corrosion inhibitor, a nitrate-based corrosion inhibitor, and water. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting corrosion of a corrosion sensitive metal in a closed loop industrial water system, the method comprising treating water in the system with product of the invention, to provide treated water.

The present invention provides a real, commercially viable alternative to known heat transfer fluids which exhibits essentially the same or improved viscosity profiles and avoids the corrosion problems. The present invention relates to a heat transfer fluid composition comprising between 10 to 80% by weight of a corrosion inhibitor and freeze point depressant dual function agent, and a viscosity reducing agent. Also disclosed are aqueous based heat transfer fluid products and their use in various heating and/or cooling systems.

Method of minimizing pitting corrosion at temperatures above 130° C., wherein said method comprises: providing an acidic fluid comprising an alkylsulfonic acid; providing at least one corrosion inhibitor compound comprising an organic compound comprising at least two aldehyde functional groups; combining said acidic fluid with said at least one corrosion inhibitor compound; exposing said mixed fluid to a metallic surface at a temperature of at least 130° C.; and allowing said mixed fluid sufficient time of exposure to a metal to accomplish a pre-determined function.

The present invention relates to development of high performing oil soluble and water dispersible corrosion inhibitor composition for mitigating internal corrosion of crude oil pipelines during storage and transportation of crude oils. The developed composition consists of acid-amine complex as corrosion inhibiting agent, mixture of organic acids as dispersing agent and ester derivative of alkylated phenol for better film formation. The present invention further relates to a process of preparation of the oil soluble and water dispersible corrosion inhibitor composition and subsequently a process for protecting the corrosion of internal metal surface of crude oil transportation pipelines using the corrosion inhibitor composition.

A corrosion inhibitor composition, containing (a) a cinnamaldehyde compound, (b) an alkoxylated fatty amine, and (c) an imidazoline compound, and optionally (d) a surfactant, and (e) a solvent. A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal in contact with an acidic medium in an oil or gas field environment by introducing the corrosion inhibitor composition into the acidic medium, such as during acid stimulation operations.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a hydrophilic metal surface treatment agent by which a water-repellent property can be given to a metal surface with suppressing a corrosion and a discolorment of the metal, a method for treating a surface of a metal by using the hydrophilic metal surface treatment agent, a synthetic intermediate compound of a branched glycerol derivative as an active ingredient of the hydrophilic metal surface treatment agent, and a method for efficiently producing the synthetic intermediate compound. The hydrophilic metal surface treatment agent of the present invention is characterized in comprising the branched glycerol derivative represented by the following formula (I) as an active ingredient.

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 10 or more and 30 or less, X is S or a carbonyl group, Y is an n +1 valent linker group, n is an integer of 1 or more and 5 or less.