Inhibition effect of tween-40,which is a non ionic surface active agent,on hot rolled carbon steel(HRCS) in HCl solution has been investigated by weight loss method.The relationship of inhibition performance with mass concentration of tween40,temperature,has been discussed in detail.The results show that tween-40 acts as a good inhibitor in HC1 solution,which inhibition efficiency (IE) increases with the mass concentration of tween40.Maximum value of IE reaches to 87.4%.The adsorption of tween-40 on HRCS's surface obeys the Langmuir's ad...