Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop a good understanding of physical and mechanical metallurgy including crystal structure, phase diagrams, diffusion, phase transformations, and diagrams
• Become familiar with the classification and heat treatment of steels
• Have a good background on metallurgy and ferrous metals
• Improve knowledge on cathodic protection, protective coatings, and inhibitors
• Understand various aspects of high-temperature corrosion, prediction, and control
• Increase awareness on the different damage and failure mechanisms and be familiar with the methods of failure prevention and inspection
• Demonstrate preventative and predictive maintenance
• Recognize the OSHA requirements for mechanical integrity
• Appreciate and define the different API and ASME codes and standards

Target Audience

All personnel responsible for metallurgy, corrosion, or the prevention of failures in plant and equipment

• Inspection, metallurgy, and corrosion engineers
• Material engineers
• Design engineers
• Mechanical engineers
• Chemical engineers
• Corrosion field personnel
• Corrosion field technicians and supervisors
• Senior engineers and managers
• All engineers and technical staff whose responsibilities include the reduction of corrosion and the prevention of failure either at the design stage or during operation of the facility.

Outline

The course covers the following topics:

Introduction

Metallurgy

Introduction to Steel

Review of Nonferrous Alloys and Stainless Steels

Materials and Metallurgy

Non-destructive examinations

Electrochemical Principles

Forms of Corrosion

Passivity and Passive Films on Stainless Steels

Corrosion by Water and Steam

Atmospheric Corrosion

Cathodic protection

Introduction to Protective Coatings

Inhibitors

High-Temperature Corrosion

Failure Prevention

Prevention and Predictive Maintenance

Mechanical Integrity