API 571 Corrosion & Materials Professional

Course Descipion

This course is designed to:

• Train individuals who are intresed in obtainng the API 571 Inspector Certification
• Provide individuals with an advanced knowledge of how corrosion mechanisms drive RBI conclusions

Proper identification of damage mechanisms is important when implementing the API Inspection Codes (API 510, API 570, API 653) and conducting Risk Based Inspection (RBI) per API 580 and API 581. When performing a fitness-for-service (FFS) assessment using API 579, the damage mechanisms need to be understood and need to be considered when evaluating the remaining life.

This program aims to improve safety, reliability, and minimize liability of fixed equipment b learning common damage mechaisms in the refining and petrochemical industry as covered in API51. The roles of the engineer and inspector in identifying affected materials and equipment, critical factors, appearance of damage, prevention and mitigation, inspection and monitoring will be covered to introduce the concepts of service-induced deterioration and failure modes.

This course is intended for anyone interested in gaining a fundamental understanding of damage mechanisms in metals. Obtaining the API 571 Inspector certification will add value to your professional credentials and show your employers and clients that
you have obtained a high level of proficiency and understanding in this field.

Course Objectives

The course provides participants with the knowledge necessary to:

• Be well prepared and equipment with adequate knowledge and skills to pass the API 571 Exam
• Have a general background on the scope, organization and use of API 571 and be able to review the standards and other references related to it
• Understand general background mechanisms applicable to the industry and be able to identify their features and functions
• Determine the various mechanical and metallurgical failure mechanisms such as brittle fracture, stress rupture, steam blanketing, cracking, thermal shock, corrosion and fatigue
• Identify general damage mechanisms on uniform or localized loss thickness and explain the various types of corrosion related to it
• Describe damage mechanisms on high temperature corrosion including oxidation, sulfidation, carburization and metal dusting
• Know refining industry damage mechanisms used in uniform of localized loss in thickness phenomena
• Describe refining industry damage mechanismsfor environment-assisted cracking and be able to identidy the other types of mechanisms

Course Outline

Module 1: The API 571 Test Overview

• Introduction

Module 2: Refinery Materials of Construction
Part I (Introduction)

• Steel
• Carbon Steel
• Cast Iron
• C-MoSteel
• Cr-Mo Steels
• Killed Steel
• Stainless Steels

Part II

• How Steel and Cast Iron Differ
• Stress Relieving
• Annealing and normalizing
• Dehydrogenation

Part III - General Corrosion Tips
Part IV - Glossary of Terms

Module 2.5: Amine Treating
Corrosion Mechanisms:

• Wet H2S Damage
• Ammonium Bisulfide
• Erosion/ Erosion Corrosion
• Amine Cracking
• Amine Corrosion
• Titanium Hydriding
• Cooling Water Corrosion

Module 3: Fatigue, Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) & Hydrogen
Fatidue (Part 1 of 3)

• Thermal Fatigue
• Mechanical Fatigue
• Vibration Induced Fatigue
• Corrosion Fatigue

Stress Corrosion Cracking (Part 2 of 3)

• Chloride SCC
• Caustic SCC (Caustic Embrittlement)
• Ammonia Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME)
• Polythionic Acid SCC
• Amine SCC
• Carbonate SCC

Hydrogen Cracking (Past 3 of 3)

• Hydrogen Embrittlement
• High Temp H2/ H2S Corrosion
• Wet H2S Cracking
  • Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC)
  • Stress Orientated HIC (SOHIC)
  • Sulfide SCC (SCC)
• Hydrogen Stress Cracking - HF
• HTHA

Module 4: High Temperature Corrosion, 400+ Fahrenheit (204 Celsius)

• Sulfidation
• Carburization
• Decarburization
• Metal Dusting
• Oxidation
• Fuel Ash Corrosion
• Nitriding
• Graphitization
• Softening (Spheroidization)
• Temper Embrittlement
• Strain Aging
• 885 Fahrenheit Embrittlement
• Sigma Phase Embrittlement
• Brittle Fracture
• Creep/ Stress Rupture
• Short Term Overheating - Stress Rupture
• Titanium Hydriding
• Refinery Operations 101

Module 5: General Damage Mechanisms - All Industries

• Steam Blanketing
• Dissimilar Metal Weld Cracking
• Thermal Shock
• Erosion/ Erosion - Corrosion
• Cavitation
• Refractory Degradation
• Reheat Cracking
• Refinery Operations 101

Module 6: Uniform or Localized Loss of Thickness

• Galvanic Corrosion
• Atmospheric Corrosion
• Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
• Cooling Water Corrosion
• Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
• Dealloying
• Graphitic Corrosion
• Boiler Water condensate Corrosion
• CO2 Corrosion
• Flue Gas Dew, Point Corrosion
• Soil Corrosion
• Caustic Corrosion
• Refinery Operation 101

Module 7: General Damage Mechanisms - Refinery Industry

• Amine Corrosion
• Ammonium Bisulfide Corrosion (Alkaline Sour Water)
• Ammonium Chloride Corrosion
• Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) Corrosion
• High Temp H2/ H2S Corrosion
• Hydrofluoric (HF) Corrosion
• Naphthenic Acid Corrosion
• Phenol (Carbonic Acid) Corrosion
• Phosphoric Acid Corrosion
• Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
• Sulfuric Acid Corrosion
• Titanium Hydriding

Module 8: Refining Units

• Putting it all together - Process Units

Final: API 571 Test

• Test Preparation
• Tips on taking the Test (VERY IMPORTANT)
• Test & Review

Trainer Profile

Murry Funderburg has been as expert for more than 40 years in the fields of materials engineering, failure analysis and inspection.

His experience includes materials selection, failure analysis, reliability assessment, and testing of equipment found in petrochemical (downstream and upstream), chemical (chlorinated hydrocarbons, inorganic and organic acids, pharmaceuticals), pollution control (thermal oxidizers, carbon bed absorbers), and equipment manufacturing (heat exchangers, air coolers, desalination) facilities.

Since 1999, Murry has been a Corrosion/ Materials Engineering Specialist with Shell Oil Products, US, and he leads API certification training courses for Pinnacle Asset Integrity Services.

Technical Qualifications
Murry holds numerous Technical certifications including:

• API 510 Certification Preparation "Pressure Vessel Inspection"
• API 570 Certification Preparation "In-Service Piping"
• ASME IX "Welding Qualifications" Code Simplified
• ASME VIII Division 1 "Pressure Vessel" Code Simplified
• Professional Engineer, Metallurgy
• NACE International Corrosion Specialist
• NACE International Materials Selection