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API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries

(API Exam Preparation Training)

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
03 - 07 Aug 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
Online Schedule
Date Venue Fees
21 - 25 Dec 2026 Online $ 3,950

Course Summary

Damage mechanisms identification, meaning first of all, understanding what kind of damage morphology to be expected in given operating environment, as well as understanding the root cause of the morphology of the damage is the key of the proper implementation of API/ASME in-service inspection codes, such as API 510, API 570, API 653. Furthermore, a proper implementation of any kind of risk-based or risk-informed initiative, such as RBI per API RP 580, ASME PCC-3 or API RP 581 is heavily dependent on expert understanding of the damage potential of the process and prediction of the damage state of the equipment in the future. For the damage found, an FFS assessment using API RP 579/ASME FFS-1 is explicitly requiring that the owner/user provide damage type and damage rate as most important input for equipment qualification and assessment of the equipment remaining life.

During this training course, a number of damage mechanisms will be explained in the systematic manner as presented in the code (API RP 571). Critical factors for each damage mechanisms are elaborated, this knowledge can be utilized in practice to establish proper Integrity Operating Windows or create Corrosion Control Documents, for example.  Basic prevention, inspection, and on-line monitoring methods are explored for each damage mechanism.

This GLOMACS API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries training course will highlight:

  • General damage mechanisms applicable to all industries
  • O&G and petrochemical specific damage mechanisms
  • Understanding of the basic processes and the related damage mechanisms
  • Provide basis for informed corrosion control documentation, integrity operating windows (IOWs)
Course Outline
Day 1

Introduction, Materials Refining, Basics of Corrosion

  • API RP 571 and links to ASME PCC-3, API 580/581
  • Materials of construction and their applicability
  • Steels -- Carbon Steel, Cast Iron, C-Mo Steel, Cr-Mo Steels
  • Stainless Steels and Duplex steels
  • Material Selection process
  • Materials, damage mechanisms, barriers
  • xxStandards and other references, Terms, symbols and abbreviations,
  • Refining Processes
  • Types of corrosion
  • Basic mechanisms
Day 2

Corrosion

  • Galvanic Corrosion
  • Concentration Cell Corrosion
  • Erosion/Erosion - Corrosion
  • Cavitation
  • Atmospheric Corrosion
  • Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
  • Cooling Water Corrosion
  • Boiler Water Condensate Corrosion
  • Oxygenated Water Corrosion (Non-Boiler)
  • Brine Corrosion
  • Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)
  • Soil Corrosion
  • Dealloying
  • Graphitic Corrosion
  • CO2 Corrosion
  • Caustic Corrosion
  • HCl Corrosion
  • Workshop: Corrosion assessment CO2 corrosion
  • Workshop: HCl Corrosion
Day 3

Refining and High Temperature Corrosion

  • Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
  • Ammonium Bisulfide Corrosion (Alkaline Sour Water)
  • Amine Corrosion
  • Ammonium Chloride Corrosion
  • Aqueous Organic Acid Corrosion
  • Hydrofluoric (HF) Acid Corrosion
  • Sulfuric Acid Corrosion
  • Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Corrosion
  • Phosphoric Acid Corrosion
  • Oxidation
  • Sulfidation
  • High Temperature H2/H2S Corrosion
  • Napthenic Acid Corrosion
  • Carburization
  • Metal Dusting
  • Decarburization
  • Nitriding
  • Flue-Gas Dew-Point Corrosion
  • Fuel Ash Corrosion
  • Workshop: Damage mechanisms filtering ASME PCC-3 using ASME PCC-3 table
Day 4

Embrittlement and High Temperature Damage Mechanisms

  • Brittle Fracture
  • Temper Embrittlement
  • 885°F (475°C) Embrittlement
  • Sigma Phase Embrittlement
  • Hydrogen embrittlement
  • Liquid metal embrittlement
  • Titanium Hydriding
  • Graphitization
  • Spheroidization (Softening)
  • Strain Aging
  • Creep and Stress Rupture
  • Short Term Overheating – Stress Rupture including Steam Blanketing
  • High Temperature Hydrogen Attack
  • Dissimilar Metal Weld (DMW) Cracking
  • Stress Relaxation Cracking (Reheat Cracking)
  • Refractory Degradation
  • Gaseous Oxygen-Enhanced Ignition and Combustion
  • Thermal Fatigue
  • Thermal Shock
  • Mechanical Fatigue including Vibration-Induced Fatigue
  • Corrosion Fatigue
Day 5

Environmental Assisted Cracking, Process PFDs, IOWs

  • Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC)
  • Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Wet H2S Damage
  • Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)
  • Amine Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Carbonate Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Ethanol Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)
  • Ammonia Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Hydrogen Stress Cracking - HF
  • Hydrofluoric Acid SCC of Nickel Alloys
  • Workshop: Assessing susceptibility to Cl-SCC
  • Wrap-up of Refining Damage mechanisms, comparison and coverage in API 581
  • Process Unit PFDs
  • Proposed IOWs, link to the damage mechanisms
  • Workshop: API 571 test quiz
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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