By the end of this course delegates will learn about:

• • Understand the fundamental theories of aqueous cor­rosion and dry corrosion
  • Understand basic metallurgy and choice of material selection suitable for the specific application
  • Enable the attendees to grasp the advanced infor­mation in preventive as well as predictive maintenance of equipment
  • Present different forms of corrosion from various mechanisms and related environmental factors
  • Corrosion control techniques
  • Illustrate study cases pertaining to corrosion failures, mainly pipelines, storage tanks, pressure vessels, boil­ers and heat exchangers
  • Present the advanced corrosion monitoring tech­nologies
  • Present typical corrosion failures and to illustrate the inter-relationship between fabrication techniques, service conditions and their effect on the corrosion re­sistance of engineering metals and alloys

Corrosion Control Engineers & Personnel, Process Engineers, Metallurgists, Inspection Personnel, Mechanical Engineers, Material Selection Personnel, Plant Contractors, Operations Engineers, Team Leaders & Supervisors, Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance Supervisors,  Senior Plant Supervisors, Mechanical Engineers, Corrosion Control & Monitoring Systems Personnel, Equipment Engineers, Maintenance Engineers and Planners, Team Leaders, Managers & Coordinators, Construction Coordinators,Technologists,  Safety Officers, Maintenance Team Leaders & Engineers, Design Engineers, Service Company Representatives, Oil and Gas Production Facilities Personnel, Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Inspectors and Inspection Engineers & Supervisors, Technicians and Supervisors, Environmental Specialists, New Petroleum Engineers, Asset Management Personnel, Construction Engineers, Refinery Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Personnel who are / will be responsible for detecting, inspecting, monitoring, controlling corrosion in oil and gas piping, pipelines used in production operations and Personnel responsible for metallurgy, corrosion or the prevention of failures in plant and equipment

• • Introduction
  • Review of basic metallurgy
  • Review of iron carbon equilibrium diagram
  • Effects of alloying elements
  • Alloy steel and stainless steels
  • ASTM specifications for carbon steels
  • Alloy steels and stainless steels
  • Mechanical properties of metals
  • Materials for high temperature service
  • Materials for low temperature service
  • Materials of sour service (NACE standard)
  • Selection of material of construction
  • Selection of substitute materials
  • Forms of corrosion and prevention of failure in oil and gas industries
  • Common corrosion phenomenon
  • Erosion/ corrosion
  • Atmospheric corrosion
  • Corrosion under insulation (CUI)
  • Cooling water corrosion

• • Boiler water condensate cor­rosion
  • Sulfidation
  • Chloride stress corrosion cracking (ClSCC)
  • Caustic stress corrosion cracking (caustic embrittlement)
  • Wet H2S damage (Blistering/HIC/SO­HIC/SCC)
  • Case studies pertaining to the corrosion failures
  • Prevention of equipment failure by choosing correct materials
  • Prevention of equipment failure by choos­ing correct operating conditions
  • Corrosion monitoring techniques
  • Corrosion coupon testing
  • Electrochemical resistance probe
  • Ultrasonic thickness measurements
  • Mea­surements of corrosion potential
  • Alternating current impedance measurements
  • Hydrogen probes
  • Corro­someter probes
  • Application of the corrosion monitoring methods

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration