Corrosion Short Courses: Environmental Cracking (SCC-HIC-SWC-HSC-SSC-SOHIC-SZC-HB-HE): Recognition, Mechanisms and Prevention, presented by NACE certified Corrosion Specialist , WebCorr Corrosion Consulting Services.

Environmental Cracking (HB-HIC-SWC-SOHIC-SSC-SZC-HSC-HE-SCC): Recognition, Mechanisms and Prevention

Corrosion Course Overview

corrosion short course: corrosion control and corrosion prevention Environmental Cracking is one of the key factors that can affect the structural integrity or limit the life of metallic structures. Environmental cracking is a general term that includes: stress corrosion cracking (SCC), caustic cracking, liquid metal cracking, corrosion fatigue, hydrogen blistering, hydrogen embrittlement (HE), hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), stepwise cracking (SWC), stress-oriented hydrogen-induced cracking (SOHIC), sulfide stress cracking (SSC), soft-zone cracking (SZC), and hydrogen stress cracking (HSC).

This 5-day corrosion short course systematically and thoroughly covers the recognition, mechanisms, test methods and prevention of the various types of cracking phenomena. Also discussed in this corrosion short course is the NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 standard for the selection of crack-resistant materials for use in H2S-containing oil and gas environments.

This corrosion course is available for in-house training, online and distance learning worldwide. It can also be customized to meet the specific needs of your organization.

Corrosion Course Outline

1. Introduction
2. Corrosion Basics
3. Overview of Environmental Cracking
4. HB-HIC-SWC-SOHIC-SSC-SZC-HSC-HE-SCC: Recognition, Mechanisms and Prevention
4.1 Overview of Hydrogen Damage
4.2 Hydrogen Blistering (HB) and HIC-SWC
4.3 High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA)
4.4 Hydrogen Embrittlement
4.5 Hydride Embrittlement
4.6 Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC), Stepwise Cracking (SWC) & SOHIC
4.6.1 Definition
4.6.2 Recognition
4.6.3 Mechanisms
4.6.4 Factors Influencing HIC, SWC and SOHIC
4.6.4.1 Environmental Factors
4.6.4.2 Metallurgical Factors
4.6.5 Prevention and Control
4.7 Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC) and Soft Zone Cracking (SZC)
4.7.1 Definition
4.7.2 Recognition
4.7.3 Mechanisms
4.7.4 Factors Influencing SSC and SZC
4.7.4.1 Environmental Factors
4.7.4.2 Metallurgical Factors
4.7.5 Prevention and Control
4.8 Hydrogen Stress Cracking (HSC) and Hydrogen Embrittlement (HE)
4.8.1 Definition
4.8.2 Recognition
4.8.3 Mechanisms
4.8.4 Factors Influencing HSC and HE
4.8.4.1 Environmental Factors
4.8.4.2 Metallurgical Factors
4.9 Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)
4.9.1 Definition of Stress Corrosion Cracking
4.9.2 Recognition of Stress Corrosion Cracking
4.9.3 Mechanisms of Stress Corrosion Cracking
4.9.4 Factors Influencing SCC

4.9.4.1 Environmental Factors
4.9.4.2 Metallurgical Factors

4.9.5 Prevention and Control
4.10 Stress Corrosion Cracking of Pipeline Steels
4.11 Comparison of HIC-SWC, SOHIC, SSC, SZC, HSC, HE and SCC
4.12 HIC-SOHIC-SSC-HSC-SCC Test Methods

4.13 Corrosion Fatigue and Liquid Metal Embrittlement

4.14 Computer Software Tools for Modeling and Prediction of Environmental Cracking
5. Understanding NACE MR0175-ISO 15156
5.1 Objective
5.2 Background
5.2.1 Abbreviated Terms
5.3 NACE MR0175-ISO 15156 Interpretation and Maintenance
5.4 From NACE MR0175 to NACE MR0175-ISO15156
5.4.1 Significant changes to previous MR0175:
5.4.1.1 Responsibilities for Various Users of the Document
5.4.1.2 Changes that affect only the Carbon Steel Alloys
5.4.1.3 Changes that affect only the Corrosion Resistant Alloys
5.4.1.4 Other Options for Material Qualifications
5.4.1.5 Requirements for Marking (Part 2, Section 9; Part 3, Section 7)
5.5 Structure of New Document
5.5.1 Part 1 - General Principles for Selection of Cracking-Resistant Materials
5.5.1.1 Scope of the Standard - Equipment and Component Design (Section 1)
5.5.1.2 Service Conditions: Evaluation and Definition (Section 6)
5.5.1.3 Pre-Qualified Materials Selection Guide (Section 7)
5.5.1.4 Material Qualification Alternatives and Implementation
5.5.1.5 Materials Qualification Documentation (Section 9)
5.5.2 Part 2: Cracking-Resistant Carbon and Low Alloy Steels
5.5.2.1 Scope of the Standard - Equipment and Component Design
5.5.2.2 Carbon and Low Alloy Steels in H2S environments (Section 6)
5.5.2.3 Qualification and Selection (Section 7)
5.5.2.4 Evaluation for resistance to HIC and SWC (Section 8)
5.5.2.5 Marking (Section 9)
5.5.3 Part 3: Cracking-Resistant CRAs and Other Alloys
5.5.3.1 Scope of the Standard - Equipment and Component Design
5.5.3.2 Corrosion Resistant Alloys in H2S environments (Section 5)
5.5.3.3 Qualification and Selection (Section 6)
5.5.3.4 Purchasing Information and Marking (Section 7)
5.6 End User’s Application Guideline for MR0175/ISO 15156
5.6.1 Select Qualification Method
5.6.1.1 Scope of MR0175-ISO 15156
5.6.1.2 Existing Facilities vs. New Projects
5.6.1.3 Existing Facilities
5.6.1.4 New Projects
5.6.1.5 Alternative Materials Qualification
5.6.2 Qualification By Field Experience
5.6.2.1 Material Qualification by Field Experience
5.6.2.2 Describe and document the materials to be qualified
5.6.2.3 Describe and document the service environment
5.6.2.4 Compile the Service History for a minimum of 2 years
5.6.2.5 Inspection of the in-service material
5.6.2.6 Intended Service Environment
5.6.2.7 Report and file documentation
5.6.3 Qualification by Laboratory Testing
5.6.3.1 Material Qualification by Laboratory testing
5.6.3.2 Select material type and refer to the applicable part of NACE/ISO standard
5.6.3.3 Select the laboratory qualification option that best fits the application
5.6.3.4 Identify the Qualification Required
5.6.3.5 Select the Test Method
5.6.3.6 Establish the Test Conditions
5.6.3.7 Specify the Acceptance Criteria for each test method
5.6.3.8 Report the Test Results
5.7 Other Issues
5.8 References
5.9 Questions (175) and interpretations for NACE MR0175-ISO 15156
5.10 Case Studies

6. End of Course Examination

Who Should Attend This Corrosion Course

Designers and engineers who are involved in the selection and evaluation of materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production.

Successful completion of this corrosion course helps participants prepare for their NACE certification examinations at the Corrosion Technician, Corrosion Technologist and Senior Corrosion Technologist levels.

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If you are concerned with corrosion in your company, in-house training or on-site training is a great solution to train a group of employees from design, production, operation, quality assurance, inspection and maintenance, and technical sales and support on corrosion control and corrosion prevention technology. The contents of all our corrosion courses can be customized to fit your organization's needs.

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All our publicly scheduled corrosion short courses are conducted once a year. However, you do not need to wait for one year if you have missed any of the publicly scheduled corrosion courses as we have this unique corrosion course-on-demand scheme: we will conduct the course just for you (on an one-on-one basis) or for a small group from your company at a time and in a location convenient to you. This option costs significantly less than a full-scale in-house or on-site corrosion training program.

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PowerPoint Slides and Test Banks for Trainers, Instructors, Tutors, University Lecturers and Professors

If you are involved in teaching or training, you may wish to purchase a complete set of the trainer's package for this training course. The trainer's package comes complete with ready-to-use PowerPoint slides (fully editable) and test bank (with answer keys). These ready-to-use PowerPoint slides contain high quality color photographs, illustrations, animations, audio and video clips. The test bank contains questions in four categories: (1) true or false, (2) multiple choice, (3) calculation, and (4) reasoning and open-ended discussions. The trainer's package is suitable for in-house training and university teaching (30 lecture hours). This is exactly the same package that WebCorr uses to deliver our current training course.

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