• API 939-C : 2009

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION FAILURES IN OIL REFINERIES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-01-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Definitions and Acronyms
      3.1 Definitions
      3.2 Acronyms
    4 Basics of Sulfidation Corrosion
    5 Location of Sulfidation Corrosion
    6 Effects of Process and Material Variables on
      Corrosion Rates
      6.1 Introduction
      6.2 H[2]-free Sulfidation
      6.3 H[2]/H[2]S Corrosion
    7 Practical Guidelines for Avoiding Sulfidation
      Corrosion Failures
      7.1 For Existing Units and Components
      7.2 New and Replacement Components
    8 Limitations of Current Knowledge Base
    9 Incidents
    Annex A (informative) - Failure Experience Summary
    Annex B (informative) - Sulfidation Corrosion Prediction Tools
    Annex C (informative) - Corrosion Data for Carbon Steel Piping
                            with Higher and Lower Si Contents
    Bibliography

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    Applies to hydrocarbon process streams containing sulfur compounds, with and without the presence of hydrogen, which operate at temperatures above approximately 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) up to about 1000 degrees F (540 degrees C).

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API 578 REDLINE : 2010 MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EXISTING ALLOY PIPING SYSTEMS
    API 585 : 2014 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
    NACE 34103 : 2014 OVERVIEW OF SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION IN PETROLEUM REFINING HYDROPROCESSING UNITS
    API 571 REDLINE : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    API 584 : 2014 INTEGRITY OPERATING WINDOWS
    API 578 : 2018 GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS
    API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    API 573 : 2013 INSPECTION OF FIRED BOILERS AND HEATERS
    API 970 : 2017 CORROSION CONTROL DOCUMENTS
    API 510 CHINESE : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
    API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    NACE SP 01 14 : 2014 REFINERY INJECTION AND PROCESS MIX POINTS
    API 510 : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
    API 932B : 2012 DESIGN, MATERIALS, FABRICATION, OPERATION, AND INSPECTION GUIDELINES FOR CORROSION CONTROL IN HYDROPROCESSING REACTOR EFFLUENT AIR COOLER (REAC) SYSTEMS
    API 581 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    NACE 34103 : 2014 OVERVIEW OF SULFIDATION (SULFIDIC) CORROSION IN PETROLEUM REFINING HYDROPROCESSING UNITS
    API 581 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY
    API 510 : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
    API 578 : 2010 GUIDELINES FOR A MATERIAL VERIFICATION PROGRAM (MVP) FOR NEW AND EXISTING ASSETS
    API 580 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
    ASME FFS 1 : 2007 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
    API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
    API 943 : LATEST HIGH TEMPERATURE CRUDE OIL CORROSIVITY STUDIES
    NACE 34101 : 0 REFINERY INJECTION AND PROCESS MIXING POINTS
    API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    API 579-1 : 2016 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
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