+971 (04) 425 0700

info@glomacs.com

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Materials of Construction for Process Equipment & Piping Systems

Types, Selection and Applications

Schedules Introduction Objectives Training Methodology Organisational Impact Personal Impact Who should Attend? Outline

Classroom Schedule

Date	Venue	Fees
01 - 05 Dec 2025	Dubai - UAE	$ 5,950
01 - 05 Dec 2025	Manama - Bahrain	$ 5,950
30 Nov - 04 Dec 2026	Dubai - UAE	$ 5,950
30 Nov - 04 Dec 2026	Manama - Bahrain	$ 5,950
Online Schedule
01 - 05 Dec 2025	Online	$ 3,950
30 Nov - 04 Dec 2026	Online	$ 3,950

Introduction

Appropriate material selection is the cornerstone of pressure equipment and piping design, operation and maintenance. The acceptability of materials is controlled by the relevant Codes. The mechanical integrity, safety, and cost-effective operation of plants depend on the in-service performance of the materials of construction throughout the plant life cycle.

This GLOMACS Materials of Construction for Process Equipment & Piping Systems training course provides comprehensive and practical understanding of engineering materials and guidance on the methods and best industry practices for the selection of the appropriate materials of construction for specific applications while simultaneously satisfying service requirements, construction code requirements, and least life cycle costs over the entire plant life.

This GLOMACS Mechanical Engineering training course will provide a practical overview of ASME BPVC Section II - Materials, as well as some relevant information from the BPVC Section VIII Div.1 and B31.3 Process Piping.

Highlights of this GLOMACS training seminar are:

Types and Properties of Engineering Materials
Selection and Application of Materials
Degradation of Materials in Service
Inspection Strategies and Non-destructive Examination
Fitness for Service Assessments

Objectives

The key objectives of this GLOMACS training course are as follows:

Assist participants to clearly understand appropriate selection of materials of construction for pressure equipment
Enable delegates understand how materials affect safe, reliable and cost-effective plant operation
Enhance participants' awareness of key requirements of relevant design and operation standards and industry practices such as ASME B&PVC and B31.3, ASTM Material Specifications, API 571, 580, 581, 578 and 579, and others
Provide guidelines to participants to identify and locate in-service degradation and appropriate tools for condition assessment and making sound run / repair / replace decisions
Make participants recognize that although all flaws detected by inspection must be evaluated, not all flaws need to be repaired
The proper application of API Std 579-1/ASME FFS-1 for fitness-for-service assessment may obviate the need for some repairs and result in reduced maintenance cost and downtime

Training Methodology

This GLOMACS Materials of Construction for Process Equipment & Piping Systems training course combines sound engineering principles, methods, and applicable codes & standards and best industry practices. Actual major incidents as well as industry experience will be reviewed in depth to reinforce every topic.

Organisational Impact

The company will achieve improved financial performance through the proper selection of materials of construction based on total life cycle cost principles
The company will be able to achieve measurable improvement in mechanical integrity through improved materials performance and reduced likelihood of failures
The company will be able to enhance its ability to use risk-based inspection and maintenance resulting in lower life cycle costs while complying with codes and standards, and other regulatory requirement
Participants will be more able to actively contribute towards reducing the probability of serious failures in pressure equipment and piping systems
Participants will enhance their competence and productivity thereby enhancing their competence and performance level and making additional value added contributions to their organizations

Personal Impact

Delegates will enhance their competencies in the following areas:

Engineering materials properties and selection criteria for specific applications with view to achieving optimum life cycle costs while complying with codes and regulations
Construction codes, standards and recommended practices covering design of pressure equipment and piping systems
Identification and assessment of active degradation mechanisms and the failures they may cause
Hazard identification and risk analysis and management
Application of risk-based methodologies in inspection and maintenance
Fitness-For-Services assessments

Who should Attend?

This GLOMACS training course is particularly valuable for:

Refinery, Petrochemical and Process Plant Mechanical and Process Engineers
Technical Professionals
Inspectors, Maintenance Personnel
Project and Consulting Engineers
Engineering and Technical Personnel involved in plant mechanical integrity and reliability

Course Outline

Day 1

Engineering Materials - Types and Properties

Engineering Materials I - Overview

Metals - Ferrous and Non-ferrous
Carbon Steel
- Alloying elements added to iron base - carbon, manganese, and silicon
- Effect of alloying elements on end properties and on fabrication processes
- Impurities and their effect - sulfur, phosphorus
Alloy Steel
- Effects of Alloying Elements
- Stainless Steels
Specialty Alloys
- Corrosion Resistant Alloys
- High Temperature Alloys
- Erosion Resistant Alloys

Engineering Materials II

Refractory Materials - Types and Applications - Examples: Titanium and zirconium
Clad Materials - Types, Production Methods, and Typical Applications
Composite Materials - Classes, Types and Applications
Non-Metallic Materials - Plastics, Ceramics
Surface Engineered Coatings / Overlays - Types, Specifications and Applications
- Organic Coatings
- Metallic Coatings
- Corrosion Resistant Cladding
- Corrosion Resistant / Hard-surface Welding
- Thermal Spray Coatings
- Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) Welded Overlays

Metallurgy Basics

The Structure of Metals and Alloys
Imperfections in Metals and Alloys
Chemical Composition - Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Physical Properties - Melting Temperature, The Thermal Conductivity, Electrical Conductivity, The Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, and Density
Mechanical Properties - Base Metals, Filler Metal and Completed Welds
Tensile and Yield Strength, Ductility, Hardness and Toughness
Heat Treatment and Effect on Material Properties

Material Forming and Fabrication

Forming and Forging
Casting
Welding Processes - main technologies and consumables currently used in industry
Weldability - Carbon Equivalent, Shaeffler and WRC Diagrams
Preheat and Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) - Code (B&PV and B31) rules
Weld Imperfections (discontinuities) commonly encountered with Welding Processes

Overview of ASME B&PVC Section IX 'Welding and Brazing Qualifications'

This Section contains rules relating to the qualification of welding and brazing procedures as required by other code sections for component manufacture
Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
Procedure Qualification Record (PQR)
Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ)

Day 2

Materials Selection and Application

Material Selection Process and Guidelines

Life Cycle Cost Considerations
Factors in Material Selection in Petroleum Refineries - type of refinery, type of crude oil processed, service conditions in specific process unit / application, expected service life
Oxidation Resistance - scale formation
Guidelines on the Maximum Temperature of Use of Carbon Steel and Alloy Materials
Creep Properties - The Larson-Miller Parameter (LMP)
Fatigue Properties - Fatigue Design (S-N) Curves

Materials Standards and Codes

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Piping Construction Codes
- Allowable Stresses
- Constraints and Limitations
- P-Number Identification
ASTM Some common material specifications for piping, plates, forgings and castings

Materials Standards and Codes (continued)

API RP 941 - Steels for hydrogen service at elevated temperatures and pressures in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants
NACE MR 0175/ISO 15156 'Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Materials for Use in H2S-containing Environments in Oil and Gas Production - Parts 1, 2 and 3'
Oxidation resistance - scale formation
NACE MR0103 'Materials Resistant to Sulfide Stress Cracking in Corrosive Petroleum Refining Environments'
PIP (Process Industry Practices) Standards - Example: PIP Piping Material Specification 1CS2S01 Class 150, Carbon Steel, Socket Weld, 0.125 C.A. Process
Fatigue Properties - Fatigue design (S-N) curves
Overview of ASME B&PVC Section II 'Materials Specifications' - This Section compiles material specifications and material properties for materials used in the construction of ASME components. It contains four parts:
- Part A-Ferrous Material Specifications
- Part B-Nonferrous Material
- Part C-Specifications for Welding Rods
- Part D-Properties-(Customary)

Material Selection for Specific Equipment

- Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
- Power Plants
- Pressure Vessels
- Piping Valves and Fittings
- Pumps

Day 3

Degradation of Materials In-Service

Material Ageing and Degradation - Overview

Ageing is not about how old equipment is, it's about knowledge of its condition, and how that is changing over time
Indicators or Symptoms of Ageing

Failure Modes and Mechanisms in Materials

Degradation Processes - (e.g. corrosion, erosion)
Excessive Elastic Deformation - (e.g. buckling)
Fracture - (e.g. fatigue, brittle fracture)

Overview of API RP 571 Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment

This document provides background information on damage that can occur to equipment in the refining and other process industries. It covers over 60 damage mechanisms. It is also an excellent reference for inspection, operations, and maintenance personnel

Metallurgical Failure Analysis

Overview
Case Study

Positive Material Identification

Objectives and Methodologies (e.g. X-Ray Fluorescence and Optical Emission Spectroscopy)
- ASTM - E1916
- Pipe Fabricator Institute PFI-ES42
- API 578
- MSS SP-137-2007
- Material Test Reports

Day 4

Inspection Strategies and Non-Destructive Examination Methods

Mechanical (Structural) Integrity - Overview

Definition, Scope, and Key Elements - hardware and software issues, human factor, and asset management
Potential Threats to Technical Integrity in a hazardous environment
Regulatory Requirements - SH&E, OSHA, SEVESO II
Life Cycle Implications - design / operation / maintenance, management of change

Inspection Strategies and Methods

Real Function of Inspection
Planning and Strategies

Inspection Strategies and Methods (continued)

Overview of API RP 580 and RBD 581 - Risk-Based Inspection
Overview of API RP 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy

Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) Methods and Their Application

Capability of the Applicable Inspection Method vs. Discontinuity
New Developments in NDE Methods

Overview of ASME B&PVC Section V 'Nondestructive Examination'

This section contains requirements and methods for non-destructive examination referenced and required by other code sections

Day 5

Fitness-For-Service Evaluation

Introduction to Fracture Mechanics

Overview
Illustrative Worked Examples

Fitness-for-Service Assessment

Overview of API Std. 579-1/ASME FFS-1
Worked Examples

Workshop

Case Studies - Failures of Materials in Service

Certificates

On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.

Providers

Endorsed Education Provider

Frequently Asked Question:

GLOMACS offers both online andperson training options. You can choose from interactive virtual sessions or attend one of our globally locatedperson training courses. The flexibility ensures that learning fits your schedule and preferences.

Yes, GLOMACS provides customized training solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of organizations. We work closely with companies to design bespoke training courses that address their unique challenges and objectives.

Our courses are structured to provide a balanced mix of theory and practical application. They typically include presentations, case studies, group discussions,on activities, and interactive Q&A sessions to maximize learning outcomes.

For detailed information about specific courses, including course content, schedules, and instructors, you can visit our website or contact our customer service team. They will be happy to provide all the information you need to make an informed decision.

You can register for a GLOMACS training course by visiting our website, selecting the course of your choice, and following the simple registration process. You can also contact our support team for assistance with the registration process.

Attending a GLOMACS training course offers numerous benefits, including enhanced professional skills, increased employability,recognized certification, networking opportunities with peers and experts, and the chance to apply practical knowledge directly to your workplace.

GLOMACS is a globally recognized leader in professional training and development, with a reputation for deliveringquality,driven training courses. We offer a broad spectrum of training courses taught by expert trainers, flexible delivery options (both online andperson), and accredited certifications that add real value to your career.

Yes, upon successful completion of any of our training courses, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. This certificate is a valuable addition to your professional portfolio and is recognized across various industries.

Options & Brochure

Related Categories

Mechanical Engineering Certified Training Courses

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Materials of Construction for Process Equipment & Piping Systems

Types, Selection and Applications

Introduction

Objectives

Training Methodology

Organisational Impact

Personal Impact

Who should Attend?

Engineering Materials - Types and Properties

Materials Selection and Application

Degradation of Materials In-Service

Inspection Strategies and Non-Destructive Examination Methods

Fitness-For-Service Evaluation

Endorsed Education Provider

Frequently Asked Question:

Download Pdf

Download Request

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Materials of Construction for Process Equipment & Piping Systems

Types, Selection and Applications

Introduction

Objectives

Training Methodology

Organisational Impact

Personal Impact

Who should Attend?

Engineering Materials - Types and Properties

Materials Selection and Application

Degradation of Materials In-Service

Inspection Strategies and Non-Destructive Examination Methods

Fitness-For-Service Evaluation

Endorsed Education Provider

Frequently Asked Question:

Course Registration

Request Info

Request In-House

Request Online Schedule

Download Pdf

Download Request