Corrosion Short Courses: Stainless Steels and Alloys: Why They Resist Corrosion and How They Fail, presented by NACE certified Corrosion Specialist , WebCorr Corrosion Consulting Services.

Stainless Steels and Alloys: Why They Resist Corrosion & How They Fail

Course Overview

corrosion resistance of stainless steels and alloys Stainless steels and alloys are perceived to be corrosion resistant but often failed unexpectedly during service. This course will discuss everything you wanted to know about stainless steels and alloys including super-duplex stainless steels and high-nickel-chrome alloys, from its classifications, compositions, microstructures, metallurgy and mechanical properties to corrosion resistance properties – why they resist corrosion and how they fail in service conditions. Practical advice on the proper selection and handling of stainless steels will be discussed.

This corrosion short 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.

Course Outline

1 Introduction of Corrosion

1.1 The economic, social, political and environmental impacts
1.2 Liabilities due to corrosion

2 Basic Concepts in Corrosion
   2.1 Terminologies and conventions
   2.2 Why do metals corrode
   2.3 How do metals corrode
2.4 Overview of different forms of corrosion

3 Classification of Stainless Steels & Alloys
   3.1 Ferritic stainless steels
   3.2 Austenitic stainless steels
   3.3 Duplex stainless steels
   3.4 Martensitic stainless steels
   3.5 Precipitation hardening stainless steels

4 Chemical Compositions, Structures & Properties
4.1 Composition, structure and mechanical strength
4.2 Composition, structure and corrosion resistance

5 Effects of Intermetallics, Phases & Precipitates
   5.1 Submicroscopic sigma, chi and Laves phases
   5.2 Alpha prime phase and 475°C embrittlement
   5.3 Effects of carbides and nitrides

6 Why They Resist Corrosion: - Mechanisms of Corrosion Resistance

7 How They Fail: Major Forms of Corrosion
   7.1 Uniform corrosion
   7.2 Galvanic corrosion
   7.3 Intergranular stress corrosion cracking, weld decay and knife-line attack
   7.4 Crevice corrosion
   7.5 Pitting corrosion
   7.6 Microbiologically-Influenced Corrosion (MIC)
   7.7 Environment-sensitive cracking
   7.8 Corrosion fatigue
   7.9 Fretting
   7.10 Erosion corrosion, impingement attack and cavitation damage
   7.11 Stray current corrosion

8 How to Control and Prevent Corrosion
   8.1 Materials Selection
   8.2 Design Against Corrosion
   8.3 Corrosion Resistant Coatings
   8.4 Anodic Protection
   8.5 Good practices for the optimal performance of stainless steels and alloys: The DOs and DON’Ts

9. End of course exam

Who Should Attend This Corrosion Course

This one-day corrosion short course provides an excellent avenue for corrosion practitioners, designers, technical managers, inspection and maintenance engineers, quality control personnel and those involved in failure analysis to update their appreciation of corrosion resistance of stainless steels and alloys.

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.

Registration for This Corrosion Course

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On-Site Training Corrosion Courses and In-House Training Corrosion Courses

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.

There is no limit to the number of participants required for in-house training corrosion courses. We conduct the in-house training corrosion course at your company's premises worldwide, and at a time convenient to your company.

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Corrosion Course-On-Demand

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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Online Corrosion Courses and Distance Learning Corrosion Courses

All our corrosion short courses are available for online or offline distance learning. You can start an online corrosion course at any time and learn at your own comfortable pace and schedule, whenever and wherever you are. You have around-the-clock access to the interactive and media-rich course materials, virtual labs, course instructions and course assessments. Discussions and questions related to the corrosion courses are posted on the website or exchanged through email for a period up to 3 months. Video conferencing or instant messaging can also be arranged for discussions of course topics. For those who do not have ready access to internet, we can send you our online course materials on a CD-ROM, or DVD, or USB flash drive for offline distance learning.

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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. This is exactly the same package that WebCorr uses to deliver our current training course.

The one-time lump sum fee allows your organization to use the training package and also modify it. For example, your organization may modify the course contents and re-name/re-brand the course under your organization’s name. WebCorr only retains the copyright of the original PowerPoint slides and test bank.

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