This paper is an attempt to probe into the corrosion behavior of 45# carbon steel in citric acid solution and the synergic inhibition of thiourea and chloride to carbon steel by means of polarization curve. The results show that the corrosion process of 45# carbon steel is controlled by the cathodic hydrogenevolution at the experimental temperature. Mixing thiourea in appropriate concentrations with chloride causes effective inhibition to carbon steel. The inhibition efficiency increases with the concentration of chloride. After reaching ...