The performance of weathering decay of uncoated and Ni, Cu and Cd coated steel alloy 4130 in 3.5 wt. % NaCl solution was anticipated. The Ni-coated sample showed greater corrosion inhibition effect than both Cu-coated and Cd-coated depending on the obtained results of open circuit potential, polarization curves, cyclic voltammetry, and impedance spectroscopy. The surface of uncovered and covered e...