API 571 Damage Mechanisms

Participants join this course to develop a strong understanding of equipment damage mechanisms and improve their inspection skills. It helps engineers and inspectors recognize the causes and characteristics of corrosion, cracking, erosion, and other forms of deterioration. The knowledge gained can support better inspection planning, risk assessment, maintenance decisions, and plant safety. The course is also valuable for professionals preparing for API-related inspection and integrity certification.

• Fundamentals of material degradation and damage mechanisms

• General corrosion and localized corrosion

• Pitting and crevice corrosion

• Galvanic corrosion

• Erosion and erosion-corrosion

• Corrosion under insulation (CUI)

• High-temperature corrosion

• Sulfidation

• Stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

• Hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC)

• Hydrogen embrittlement

• Wet H₂S damage mechanisms

• High-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA)

• Thermal fatigue and mechanical fatigue

• Creep and creep cracking

• Brittle fracture

• Temper embrittlement

• Sigma phase embrittlement

• Amine corrosion

• Caustic corrosion

• Naphthenic acid corrosion

• Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)

• Damage mechanisms in piping, pressure vessels, tanks, and heat exchangers

• Inspection methods and damage detection

• Damage assessment, monitoring, and prevention strategies

• Practical case studies and industrial examples