“Maximizing resources through a global network of materials specialists” | SUMMER 2013

A M a t e r i a l s T e c h n o l o g y I n s t i t u t e P u b l i c a t i o n

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3 SIMONA joins MTI

8 New AmeriTAC Representives

10 AsiaTAC Japan Report

15 MTI ScholarshipWinners

12 AmeriTAC 110 Report

4 Materials EngineeringASSET

14 EuroTAC 2013 Report

2 Corrosion in the Spotlight

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CombattingCorrosionMTI projects and alliances focus on promoting best practices. (See pages 2 and 4)

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Corrosion comes with an enormous price tag. In fact, the World Corrosion

Organization (WCO) estimates the cost of corrosion-related damage at roughly $2.2 trillion. Faced with a challenging environment, everything from bridges to plant-critical CPI equipment is susceptible to its deteriorating mechanisms. Given that even small wins in the battle versus pits, crevices, decay, and insidious microorganisms (aka MIC) can make a big impact, it isn’t hard to understand MTI’s decision to join its fellow corrosion combatants as a member of the WCO. MTI, which has been an official member since 2006 when Gary Whittaker was named a delegate, is currently represented by Gene Liening, who took on the role in 2008. In 2012, Liening was elected to the the WCO’s Board of Administrators. The longtime Dow Chemical Company Materials Engineer is also a longstanding MTI representative and Board Member. The WCO is dedicated to implementation of corrosion protection measures in all regions of the world. The not-for-profit attained NGO (non-governmental organization) status from the United Nations in 2010 on its first application, a rare accomplishment. “As a UN-recognized NGO, the WCO is the same type of organization as Doctors Without Borders and Engineers Without Borders,” explains Liening. “Like those organizations, the WCO

exists to improve public safety and welfare.” He is a big believer in its mission. “The WCO’s vision is a world in which effective corrosion control measures are implemented by governments and corporations in every country of the world,” reports Liening. It seeks to do this by facilitating the implementation of corrosion control measures. “As a small example, imagine how much safer the public would be if all countries protected their underground pipelines to the same standards used in North America and Western Europe,” he continues. “If one extends that vision to protecting bridges, parking garages, dams, power infrastructure, water distribution systems, and industrial facilities, then it becomes clear how great the opportunity is to improve the public welfare.” The benefits would not only include safer infrastructures, but better environmental protection and lower long-term replacement costs. Corrosion is estimated to cost 3% of the global GDP. “That is more than just a number, that is a wasted resource, and it has a direct impact on everyone’s standard of living,” observes Liening. “The WCO can impact that by better implementation of corrosion control technologies, and that is going to improve people’s lives.” He adds that the societal benefit in just one area, more reliable potable water supplies, would be significant.

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Corrosion in the SpotlightMTI’s Membership in WCO Strengthens both Organizations

The World Corrosion Organization (WCO) estimates the cost of corrosion-related damage at roughly $2.2 trillion.

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M TI is pleased to announce that SIMONA has joined the organization.

Headquartered in Kirn, Germany the company manufactures more than 35,000 products worldwide. SIMONA’s product portfolio includes semi-finished products, pipes and fittings as well as finished parts. Customers use its corrosion resistant products for a wide range of applications, with particular emphasis on chemical tank and equipment engineering. Spokesperson John Ploskonka, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, SIMONA AMERICA, is looking forward to being part of MTI’s unique, interactive community. “SIMONA actively

seeks to participate with technical organizations that provide a strong forum for materials knowledge and training to the chemical processing industry,” he notes. “When we heard of MTI through our contacts in industry, it became clear that investing in this forum would be of mutual benefit to further our established global position in this specific market segment and beyond.” SIMONA brings significant resources to the materials engineering and science community. “With over 50 years of experience in thermoplastic processing, we are uniquely qualified to supply a variety of application areas,” reports Ploskonka. “SIMONA provides

thermoplastic materials expertise and related services in the fields of testing, development, processing, training, and applications. Our knowledge and experience can assist the MTI network by collectively supporting and expanding MTI projects that bring real solutions for industry.” MTI’s focus on improving processing industry best practices drew its newest member’s interest. “We feel that SIMONA’s history, diversity, and commitment to excellence aligns well with MTI’s continuous vision of improving the safety and reliability of materials technology in the market,” continues Ploskonka. “Our corporate technical group, comprised of material scientists, chemists, as well as certified plastic welders, supports our in-house technical services manager in material recommendations, chemical analysis and chemical tank design. As a member, we want to participate in expanding that level of service to a select group of core companies sharing similar interests.” Participating on project teams offers that opportunity. Projects of particular interest to SIMONA include Abrasion Resistance of Polymers, Plastic Repair

Liening notes that MTI’s and the WCO’s missions are complementary. “MTI improves the reliability and safety of chemical manufacturing using materials technology,” he points out. “The WCO seeks to do the same for all kinds of infrastructure using corrosion control technologies. They will do this by raising public and governmental awareness of the importance of corrosion control, identifying fundamental best

practices that should be part of every corrosion control strategy, and helping governments and industry acquire the expertise necessary to implement corrosion control measures. “My personal vision for the WCO’s impact is that every country in the world implements appropriate corrosion control measures for every project. As a result, no matter where in the world one goes to do business or

simply be a tourist, the public and industrial infrastructure will be safe and reliable. That is not just good for the local public; that is good for the environment and good for our companies who want to do business there.” MTI isn’t the only technical community that is a member of the WCO. In fact, 27 corrosion organizations from around the world, including societies from North America, Europe, China,

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Thermoplastic Products Manufacturing SIMONA Joins MTI

Pickling line made of SIMONA® PP-DWU AlphaPlus® (Photo Kunststoffbau Langschede GmbH)

Randy John, a Metallurgist with MTI Member Company Shell since 1979, has spent

a good portion of his career as lead developer of ASSET (Alloy Selection System for Elevated Temperatures), a state-of-the-art technology for predicting and assessing of corrosion of metals and alloys by complex and hot gases. The software has become popular enough in the Processing Industry that John recently co-authored a chapter outlining its utility and technical basis in Shreir’s Corrosion (published by Amsterdam: Elsevier). The ASSET project, which John started developing back in 1985, was partially funded by MTI and the US Department of Energy and fueled by input from many sources. Shell built the system on the massive backbone of 15.4 million hours of high temperature corrosion data from 81 sources for 110 alloys exposed to complex gas mixtures found in various industrial processes. John adds that materials covered include copper-based, nickel-based, ferrous, carbon and

stainless steel alloys as well as other metals. “It’s a very unusual system to have that much data analyzed this way,” says John. The powerful tool is so robust that it can be applied to projects in a variety of environments where corrosion is a constant challenge. Niches include chemical processing, pulp and paper processing, petroleum refining, energy generation, fossil fuel combustion, hydrogen production, waste incineration and industrial gas production. Best of all, as part of the original funding agreements with Shell, unlimited access to the PC-friendly ASSET software is free for MTI Members.

A Multi-faceted Prediction Tool According to John, ASSET is an outgrowth of an approach used to assess and predict gas corrosion of metals and alloys, with an emphasis on metal loss as defined by total metal penetration (sum of weight loss or scaling corrosion plus internal corrosion). “Before ASSET existed, questions about

comparing real alloys in terms of expected corrosion in plant conditions could only be answered by lab or plant testing, which might require months or years of time and considerable expense,” he explains. “Use of ASSET can often provide engineering quality answers after several hours of work.” There are alternative approaches to predicting and to assessing hot gas corrosion in industrial applications. “Standard compilations by organizations, such as NACE, API and ASME, have some standard tables or graphs for standard conditions for corrosion by sulfidization or perhaps by oxidation,” reports John. “The big advantage with ASSET is that corrosion of nearly 100 alloys can be addressed in diverse ranges of conditions of temperature, exposure time, gas composition and alloy choice. The existence and use of ASSET is often the best available way to answer engineering questions about ‘What is the likely corrosion mechanism?’ or ‘What is the predicted amount of corrosion for a set of exposure conditions?’”

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Materials Engineering ASSETAlloy Selection System Saves Companies Time and Money

The Alloy Selection System for Elevated Temperatures (ASSET) is so robust that it can be applied to projects in a variety of environments where corrosion is a constant challenge.

ASSET predicts the likely corrosion mechanisms and metal losses based upon exposure conditions (metal temperature, gas composition and gas pressure), alloy composition and exposure time. “These predictions can be used to manage degradation of equipment, support energy conservation, ensure structural integrity of equipment, manage corrosion over the life of high temperature process equipment and select alloys for equipment,” he continues. “The corrosion mechanisms in ASSET are oxidation, sulfidation, sulfidation/oxidation, carburization, corrosion by chlorine and corrosion by HCl. Nitridation and cyclic oxidation are also addressed in a limited fashion. Metal dusting is not yet included.” John notes that users should be prepared to enter metal temperature, gas composition, gas pressure, alloy and exposure time information into the system to provide useful assessments. “ASSET can use this information to assess and determine the likely dominant corrosion mechanism from a list of

possibilities and then predict metal loss over a range of potential exposure conditions,” he explains. Ultimately, using ASSET could save companies manpower and costs related to lab and plant corrosion testing, which often requires months to years of time. “ASSET can often give engineering quality answers in hours to days,” reports John. He adds that ASSET readily helps the materials engineer interact with process, maintenance and chemical engineers when the impact of potential changes in process conditions upon equipment lifetime or integrity or questions about inspection intervals are considered. Afterall, it is based upon real measured corrosion data, it has been compared to many real examples and others have shared their success stories over the years.

Future Applications Looking back on the development process, John points out that MTI not only invested money in the successful project, but its members contributed valuable data and suggested the

information and features which would be most useful in their operations. “There have been many versions of ASSET created,” he reports. “We’re up to Version 12.1.” For now, John says, “There is no new development going on,” but he plans to continue thinking about possible enhancements. Though he has been working on ASSET for more than 25 years, there is still room for improvement, according to the tireless engineer. “It could include more alloys, more corrosion mechanisms could be added, and some of the models could be expanded to cover wider ranges of conditions,” notes John. His list of potential “opportunities” for the software program that he has made a career of developing includes:

• More sulfidation data for new alloys and new conditions to support cost reduction efforts in petroleum refining and fossil fuel processing facilities. • Better data on oxidation of alloys to better define the effects of varying oxygen

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The Alloy Selection System for Elevated Temperatures (ASSET) is so robust that it can be applied to projects in a variety of environments where corrosion is a constant challenge.

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partial pressure upon alloy oxidation. Most alloy oxidation data are available for exposure only to air. Different atmospheres can produce different oxidation behaviors for the same alloy (such as internal oxidation versus surface scaling) for a number of alloys and exposure conditions. • More data on corrosion by halides (like chlorine, fluorine and bromine), which could support a range of chemical processes, incineration facility design/operation and other applications.

• More data and better understanding to make better predictions of alloy corrosion in conditions related to coal and fuel ash corrosion of alloy facilities to lower maintenance costs and to increase plant efficiencies.

• Better data and more understanding on metal dusting behavior of alloys in syngas processing facilities would be a dramatic improvement on relating lab data to real plant performance. Current lab data cannot be related to metal dusting behavior in plants. Currently available metals dusting data from lab tests cannot be used to predict plant equipment lifetimes, requiring that materials sections and plant operation to be necessarily conservative to assure plant integrity.

People interested in discussing these and other potential upgrades to ASSET are welcome to contact John directly using the online Directory at http://mti.memberclicks.net or meet with him at one of the upcoming AmeriTAC Meetings. For more information about MTI’s involvement in ASSET, visit the Project section of MTI’s

new web site. Member companies wishing to obtain a copy of the software can contact MTI headquarters at 314-576-7712.

ASSET Lead DeveloperRandy C. John has been the lead developer for ASSET since 1985. John, who has B. S., M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Ohio State University, has been employed by Shell since 1979. His experience includes corrosion, materials, metallurgy, thermochemistry, refractories, ceramics and technical service on petroleum refinery/chemical plant equipment, physical chemistry of processes and corrosion assessment for upstream and downstream oil and gas operations. John has authored 60 technical publications and 62 patent applications. He has been affiliated with MTI for more than 15 years.

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Welding, and Development of Training Materials on Uses of Non-metallics, according to Ploskonka. “These three projects are directly relatable to our products, applications, or fabrication techniques,” he says. SIMONA also plans to benefit by helping to solve its customers toughest challenges. “Obviously the closer one can be to the actual specification and use of any product, fabrication, and long term use of a system involving thermoplastic corrosion materials, the better we all can be at improvements to the systems,” points out Ploskonka. “Having an ongoing dialogue with engineering at the end-user level will supplement our current contact base.” Fellow members can expect to have access to SIMONA’s expertise at TAC meetings around the world. “With manufacturing in all three continents, we would be participating in all three regional meetings,” says Ploskonka. MTI welcomes the latest addition to its material engineering community. For more information about SIMONA, visit www.simona.de.

About: SIMONA is acknowledged as one of the leading producers and development partners in the field of thermoplastic products. We offer

best-in-class solutions for your applications: from the chemical process industry, water and energy utilities, commodity supply and mobility to the environmental technology and construction sectors. Drawing on our outstanding abilities in process engineering, we specialise in the production of sheets, rods, profiles, welding rods, pipes, fittings, valves and finished parts tailored to high-end requirements. The materials offered within this area include everything

from PE and PP to PVC, PVC-C, PVDF, E-CTFE and PETG. Our products are already contributing to people’s well-being and quality of life in various fields of application. SIMONA City is designed to capture the spirit of diversity that infuses our portfolio of products. It is also to be seen as an invitation to our business partners to join us in expanding the horizons of plastics engineering around the globe. Discover SIMONA City at www.simona-city.com.

Large acid tanks made of SIMONA® PVDF-GK (Photo Christen & Laudon GmbH)

Oversized biowashers made of SIMONA®PE-HWU (Photo Colasit AG)

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Stepping UpFamiliar Faces at MTI Take on Bigger Roles as AmeriTAC Reps

A ttend enough MTI meetings or participate in online forums and you may

eventually be tapped for a bigger role. Such was the case with three member company representatives who had all been involved with the organization in one way or

another. Recently, Robert Freed (DuPont), Curtis Huddle (Eastman Chemicals) and Mark Hilton (Ascend) all stepped into the role of AmeriTAC Representative for their organizations. Each brings valuable experience to MTI as well as project interests and research needs. Freed, who joined DuPont in 1977 as a research engineer after completing a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering at Drexel University and a Ph.D in Materials Engineering at MIT, has held many different technical and managerial positions in the company. “Currently I’m a Senior Consultant in the DuPont

Engineering Materials Engineering Group and am located in Wilmington, Delaware,” he reports. “My primary work interest is to solve challenging technical problems that involve primarily metallurgy and materials issues. I work with DuPont businesses and production sites involving many different processes and products. Other special technical interests of

mine include: powder metallurgy

alloys, carbide materials, tribology and wear of materials.” As DuPont’s TAC Representative, Freed plans to work with MTI members to identify common areas of technical interest where technical information is needed to improve plant equipment or operations. “Once new topics are identified, I will be involved in helping develop projects that address the needs,” he adds.“Currently, I am the leader of two teams that are working to craft projects that will be proposed for funding, ‘Corrosion Testing of Alloys Used in Polymer Extrusion Equipment’ and ‘Abrasion Resistance of Polymers’. I also have interest in promoting MTI’s long history in sharing nonproprietary materials information and understanding that is of great value to all members.” He is off to a good start. The same could be said for Huddle, who hasn’t been shy about jumping into MTI projects, even before he was named Eastman Chemical’s AmeriTAC Representative. At this point in his young career (he started full time at Eastman way back in 2010), Huddle hasn’t narrowed down a specialty, but has had lots of opportunities to explore the possibilities. “We work with so many different chemicals, materials, and situations here at Eastman that zeroing in on a definite specialty regarding the Materials Engineering world would be tough,” he says. “I suppose that if I had the choice, I would prefer to work on the jobs that involve metals. Fortunately the majority of the jobs I get here at Eastman involve the metallurgical side of the materials world. Obviously regarding the world of metals as a “specialty” is a bit of a misnomer as this category in itself is incredibly broad, but I find all of the different

things that can be done in the metals world fascinating. It’s not surprising then that his areas of interest also revolve around metallurgy, “especially with regards to failure analysis and corrosion,” he notes. “I find it very satisfying to work as the ‘investigator’ to find out why and how a certain component has failed (either by corrosive or mechanical means) and what can be done to mitigate the issue in the future.” Huddle realizes that making things better tomorrow requires getting started today… or yesterday in his case. “Right now I am a champion for three project teams: Prediction and Detection of Hydride Formation in Titanium, Design of Laboratory Corrosion Testing, and Design of Field Corrosion Testing,” he reports. “I am also a member of a number of other funded and potential project teams including; High Temperature Alloy Microstructure Atlas, Duplex Alloy Microstructures, MIC Corrosion of Duplex Stainless Steels, Revision of MTI Publication #15 Stress Corrosion Cracking, Failure Analysis of FRP, Updating of MS-2 Organic Acids, and Nickel Alloy Atlas of Microstructures.” The ambitious engineer has earned a spot as a full card–carrying member at the TAC table. “I am looking forward to the opportunity to vote on the many projects within MTI that will benefit the entire materials community as well as representing Eastman at the three AmeriTAC meetings each year,” he says. “I am also looking forward to continuing and improving the future of MTI by working on and introducing new and exciting projects to also benefit the entire Materials Engineering world.” Huddle isn’t wasting any time. Neither is the hard-to-catch

Robert Freed DuPont

Mark HiltonAscend

Curtis HuddleEastman Chemicals

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Japan, Australia, and the Mideast/Africa, make for a formidable materials science team. “Every major corrosion society in the world is a member, with the exception of NACE International, which departed in March, 2013 because of perceived differences in strategic goals,” reports Liening. “The departure of NACE International created a great opportunity for MTI. In exchange for a modest contribution of in-kind support, MTI was designated a Partner Member of the WCO, giving it status alongside the European Federation of Corrosion, the Australasian Corrosion Association, and the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection. That creates valuable international visibility and credibility for MTI.” He adds that there are even opportunities for individuals to join the effort. “The WCO operates with only volunteer staff, and it depends on in-kind support

from member societies,” explains Liening. “MTI’s global network of corrosion control professionals is a unique resource, and it is possible that in the future many could find personally rewarding opportunities through the WCO. Along with MTI’s status as a Partner Member, we will have standing members on both WCO governing Boards: the Board of Directors and the Board of Administrators. John Aller (MTI’s incoming Executive Director) has agreed to be on the former Board, and I will be on the latter board. “Our new status as a Partner member of the WCO provides us with immediate visibility and credibility in parts of the world where MTI is unknown. With the WCO connection, MTI is now more than just another not-for-profit technical society. We are connected through WCO to its national corrosion societies, and they will know us. We believe that will be a big asset for member recruitment

in these areas. MTI is already establishing personal connections with corrosion professionals around the world by our work on the WCO Boards.” There is the potential for other synergistic efforts between the two organizations. “MTI creates and packages information and training, and the WCO has an interest in publicizing and facilitating the availability of such resources everywhere they are needed,” says Liening. “If there are experts in MTI who would like to contribute their expertise in the manner of Doctors Without Borders, we expect that, one day, the WCO will be able to facilitate that too.” Until then, there will be a variety of other opportunities to get involved, including a World Corrosion Awareness Day in 2014 (date TBD). Visit www.corrosion.org for future updates about the event, and learn more about the WCO and its fight against corrosion.

Hilton, who came out of retirement to join Ascend in 2010, after 32 years’ service with Monsanto/Solutia. The busy Materials & Corrosion Engineer didn’t have to completely familiarize himself with a new plant, since it was the same Solutia location that he left in 2008, but with a different company name attached to the front door. Hilton dosen’t need to come up to speed on MTI either. He has been to MTI meetings in the past and stayed involved through Designated Representative and colleague William Paden. Despite spending a career in the processing industries, like everyone else willing to admit it, Hilton still doesn’t have all of the answers. In fact, he provides a long list of areas that interest him, including

materials of construction (as used in the CPI); corrosion (more the practical side than the theoretical side); failure analysis related to corrosion; fixed equipment reliability (piping, vessels, API-tanks, heat exchangers, PSVs, boilers, fired heaters, etc.); coatings, linings, refractories; insulation and fireproofing; quality assurance of fabrication; engineering standards related to fixed equipment; and civil/structural engineering. Hilton will have plenty of resources to feed those many interests. He is following several of the active and proposed teams. In addition, he says, “I hope to be tapped into a network of experts and also gain access to the many excellent publications.” Hilton certainly came to the right place.

As TAC Representatives, Freed, Huddle, and Hilton will be at the center of MTI’s worldwide network, giving them access to technical information and putting them in regular contact with some of the best materials engineering minds in the industry. In addition, they now have the opportunity to represent their member companies at the regional meetings, vote on and help steer business and/or projects, monitor MTI projects from inception to completion, and help their company colleagues by communicating TAC Forum, project, and other important information. For more information about MTI projects, seminars, interactive online forums, and other activities, contact your TAC Representative.

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A s MTI’s AsiaTAC organizing committee planned its first major conference outside

of China, the group estimated that a meeting in Japan might draw 20−25 attendees. As it turns out, those numbers were very conservative. AsiaTAC Japan, hosted by MTI member company Mitsui Chemicals Company in its Osaka headquarters facility, more than doubled those expectations, drawing 57 attendees. Representatives from 11 member companies listened to keynote lectures, panel sessions, and presentations and took part in networking events April 11-12. MTI welcomed 13 potential member companies to the meeting, including Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.,

Daikin Industries, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co, Ltd., Shanghai Morimatsu Pressure Vessel Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical, Suzuki Consultant Office, Tocalo Co., Ltd., Tokuyama Corporation, UBE Industries, Ltd., and Xi’an Shaangu Power Co., Ltd. In addition, guests Shigeo Asai (Nagoya University), Yoshinori Isomoto (Hiroshima University), Tzu-Ping Cheng (Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan), and Toshio Shibata (Osaka University) participated in AsiaTAC Japan. “The meeting was successful just by looking at the large number of attendees,” notes AsiaTAC Chair,

Henry Ye (DuPont). “In addition, the Japanese participants were all very enthusiastic about attending the meeting. They did a very good job preparing their presentation slides. Many of the slides provided large amount of technical data, which means a lot of solid work has been done. I was surprised by the details shown in the presentation slides.” Presentations included Key Note Lectures by Professor Shibata on Corrosion Cost in Asia; John Aller (MTI) on Integrating Operational Excellence and Asset Management to Manage Plant Risk; and Masao Nakahara (Asahi Kasei) on Today’s Situation of Materials Engineering in Japanese CPI and the Future. Special technical sessions, featuring 17 total presentations, focused on

MTI is has tentatively planned a multi-day Fitness for Service

training session on the 2007 Edition of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 (API 579) in conjunction with the AsiaTAC 2013 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Shanghai, China October 17-18. Fitness-for-service (FFS)

assessment is a multi-disciplinary approach to determine, as the name suggests, whether a structural component is fit for continued service. The goal of the proposed training course is to help member companies understand the latest state-of-the-art FFS technology and improve plant mechanical integrity.

Objectives include:• Providing a comprehensive introduction to the FFS technology • Helping attendees to understand the information requirements for performing FFS assessments

• Promoting the use of the FFS

Fitness for Service Course Under Consideration

AsiaTAC ReportInterest in MTI Blossoms at Osaka, Japan Meeting

Aged Plant Problems, Application of RBI, New Technology on Fabrication and Materials, and Utility Problems. Ye believes that MTI has a promising future in Japan and elsewhere in Asia. “My sense is that there is a lot of energy and interest for continuing this meeting and that it could be another incubator for new members and projects,” he observes. Based on the recent success in Japan, Ye adds that Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and other areas might also be interested in MTI’s wealth of technical resources. “I think the most important thing is to find the right people in these regions who would be willing to help initiate things.”

Finding willing leaders was the key to the success of AsiaTAC Japan, according to Jesse Chen, MTI Associate Director. “Without the support and hard work of MTI Japanese member companies Mitsui Chemicals and Asahi Kasei, which organized the technical programs and provided the meeting facilities, this meeting would not be possible,” he says. “Under the leadership of Dr. Nakahara and Dr. Matsuda (Mitsui Chemicals), the idea of holding an AsiaTAC meeting outside of China morphed into a high quality, well attended MTI meeting that attracted many member companies and non-member companies from China, the US and Japan. It

was remarkable! The theme of the Osaka meeting, Rational Improvements of Equipment Reliability, was very pertinent and timely to many of the processing industries in the region. In the process, the Osaka meeting also created a model where MTI membership can be cultivated in a region where MTI’s presence is still developing.” In the meantime, Ye, Chen, and the Organizing Committee are already busy planning the AsiaTAC 2013 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Shanghai, China October 17-18. For more information about that eventand MTI’s other worldwide meetings and seminars, visithttp://mti.memberclicks.net.

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technology for making repair, replace and re-design/ re-rate decisions within Asia/ Pacific.

The Project Team, led by Champion Judy Yang (DuPont), developed a preliminary outline for the training session that includes: (1) Discussion of damage mechanisms; (2) Inspection rules/

techniques for all levels, with focus on Level 1; and (3) Overview of remaining life assessment. The session will integrate practical engineering examples, according to Jesse Chen, MTI Associate Director. Chen reports that plans call for discussing the background behind assessment procedures interspersed with the instructor sharing examples

of problems that have occurred in industry. He adds that there will be other valuable information shared, in a dual-language format (Chinese and English) that will make this training session well worth attending.This project is pending Board approval. Watch for any further announcements on the MTI web site later this summer.

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AmeriTAC ReportCasting Quality and RBI Presentations Highlight Busy Winter Meeting

The 110th AmeriTAC meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida was a time of hellos

and goodbyes. At its annual winter meeting, MTI said farewell to longtime member and Associate Director Barry Greene and welcomed back a few friendly faces, visiting Fellows Sheldon Dean and sunshine state-snowbird Galen Hodge. In all, 86 people participated in the project team, PDC, AmeriTAC and other meetings. Representatives from 34 member companies worked through 39 questions from MTI’s online technical forum. Three potential members,

Equate, H.C. Starck, and Nippon Yakin, attended along with six guests, including Steven Keddy of Stainless Steel World Americas magazine and Malcolm Blair of the Steel Founders Society of America (SFSA). Blair discussed “Casting Quality Prediction Project Results,” of particular interest to the audience, since MTI sponsored projects at the University of Iowa and the SFSA to develop a casting simulation process for predicting macro- and micro-shrinkage defects. His presentation provided an overview of Niyama Casting Quality Prediction and shared results of the MTI/API/

SFSA project “Casting Quality Prediction for 5%, 9%, and 12% Cr Alloys,” completed at the University of Iowa. He also addressed current use of the simulation method by foundries as well as current progress on an ASTM standard using the Niyama Criteria. Blair’s wasn’t the only the presentation that focused on applying MTI project-generated knowledge to meet member needs. Karen Maxson of DuPont discussed “RBI for FRP Storage Tanks.” Recently, a team in DuPont successfully applied the MTI-developed RBI approach to a large FRP storage tank containing

Carl Jaske, Gene Liening, and Brian Fitzgerald with MTI Fellow Galen Hodge. Malcolm Blair of the Steel Founders Society of America presents a Niyama Casting Simulation Update.

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hydrochloric acid. Maxson’s presentation discussed the RBI assessment and how the team gained a full understanding of the probabilities and consequences of potential failures, as well as an estimation of the tank’s remaining life. Other presentations included an overview and discussion of Training and Seminar Videos by Steve Springer (DuPont), a tutorial on the web site’s online forum by Kirk Richardson (MTI), and a discussion of Membership Topics, led by Gene Liening (The Dow Chemical Company). Liening also reviewed MTI’s dues policy.

Four new Project Teams formed at AmeriTAC 110, including Abrasion Resistance of Polymers, Development of Training Material on Uses/Applications of Non-Metallics, Atlas of Microstructures for Nickel CRA, and Duplex Stainless Steel Training Seminar. One new project, Ceramic Fiber Insulation Thermal Properties – Phase 2, was approved. In all, 16 Project Teams met during the busy Winter Meeting.

For more information about AmeriTAC 110, including copies of the presentations, as well as project information, visit the MTI web site mti.memberclicks.net.

MTI Executive Director Jim Macki congratulates former Associate Director Barry Greene on his recent retirement.

Malcolm Blair of the Steel Founders Society of America presents a Niyama Casting Simulation Update. Hira Ahluwalia receives an MTI jacket from Robert Sinko as the winner of the Roadmap renaming contest.

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L ong after Chair Michael Turner (AkzoNobel) adjourned the 2013 EuroTAC Meeting, discussions

continued in small groups. Member representatives talked about the new “Standards” project team that was formed, common technical issues, and even the location for a 2014 meeting. This year’s session at DECHEMA was so successful, that participants were already thinking ahead to the next year. The 2013 edition of EuroTAC included 37 attendees (including a few special guests), representing 15 member companies. MTI author Bob Campion was also on hand to present the latest information on his Permeation of Polymers book and the project’s progress to-date. “For me, the highlight was the openness of the participants and their willingness to participate in constructive discussions,” says Turner. “Although there were many new faces, there were also several familiar participants, which helps when trying to form a successful network. I was also impressed by the way John Aller ‘challenged’ us and received some good feedback.” Incoming MTI Executive Director John Aller challenged attendees to improve EuroTAC and to make it a hub for creating more member company value. Aller’s questions sparked immediate feedback from the audience, including but not limited to the following suggestions: Summarize actual problems that come up; Participate in smaller European meetings of companies more than once per year; Specify and share awareness of problems; Provide time for suppliers to present ‘solutions’; Exchange of skill sets/expertise; Reach

out to non-members to increase MTI membership in Europe; Provide a new members session. The Organizing Committee and staff are looking at how to best implement these suggestions, not just at future annual EuroTAC meetings, but on the MTI web site and in potential face-to-face sessions and GoToMeetings throughout the year. In the meantime, 13 presentations and a tour of DECHEMA were sandwiched in between Turner’s opening and closing remarks along with the traditional networking dinner for the participants, where incoming Aller toasted Turner for his tireless efforts in leading the EuroTAC Meeting year-after-year. “We wanted to thank him for his ongoing efforts to make EuroTAC a success,” notes Aller. “A lot of work goes into planning the annual meeting, and Michael has been instrumental in pushing EuroTAC forward and helping it evolve into a more vibrant technical community.” Technical presentations at the 2013 session included:

• RBI-Worldwide-Future Practice (Aller, MTI)• RBI with Bayer Technology Services (Christos Christoglou, Bayer Technology Services)• Innovative Al-Slurry Coatings (M.C. Galetz, X. Montero, J.T. Bauer, M. Schutze, DECHEMA)• Preparation of Inorganic Corrosion Protection Coatings by Sol-gel Technology (S. Benfer, F. Feil, M. Yekehtaz, W. Furbeth, DECHEMA)• DECHEMA – Three Partners – One Network (M. Schutze, DECHEMA)• Safeguarding Mechanical Properties Forged Flanges, Cast Valves, Fittings

(John Houben, ExxonMobil)• Cost Efficient Tank Solutions Using Duplex (Claes Tigerstrand, Outokumpu)• Life Cycle Costing (M. Turner, AkzoNobel)• Operating Windows-API-581 (M. Renner, Asset & Corrosion Management Consultancy)• Integrity Operating Windows (Jan van de Wetering, AkzoNobel)

“The theme running through the two days ‘Asset Integrity/Management’ seemed to work well and strike a chord with most attendees,” concludes Turner. “This is definitely a theme and a challenge that is important to the Chemical Producers within MTI.” Oddly enough, one potential project discussed at EuroTAC is a European initiative to tackle an American standards issue. “It’s a perfect example of a member company coming up against a problem, informing others of the potential risks (even if they might not have been aware of them) and a group of like-minded individuals deciding that something needed to be done,” reports Turner. Turner applauded DECHEMA not just for hosting the meeting, but for providing a tour of its laboratories and participating in the technical discussions. “As always, the facilities were exemplary,” he says. “I am sure we would love to go back at some point in the future.” The next MTI EuroTAC Meeting is tentatively scheduled to take place at TNO’s facilities in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in late March 2014. Watch for updates on the MTI web site.

EuroTAC Report2013 Meeting Focuses on Asset Integrity/Management

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T he winners of the 2013 Bert Krisher Memorial Scholarship are ready to

make an impact, and not just in the classroom. Mary Cole,

a sophomore Corrosion Engineering major at the University of Akron, and Parul Koul, a senior Materials Science and Engineering major at the University of Illinois, envision their work in materials engineering as having a positive influence on the oil and gas industry and the world at large. Cole first became interested in materials engineering after attending the ASM Foundation’s

Eisenman student camp. “I was introduced to the field of Materials Science and learned some of the fundamental materials testing procedures,” Cole says of the camp. Applying knowledge gained in the classroom to the real world keeps her motivated. “I enjoy seeing why theories and equations

were developed and how they are used,” she says. Real-world application is also important to Koul. “Materials Science and Engineering is exciting to me because it combines the pursuit of knowledge and the practicality of efficiency optimization in one discipline,” she explains. While Koul definitely appreciates “the physics behind the field,” she enjoys materials engineering for the significant impact it has to operational integrity. “The responsibility that materials science has on process industry operations is both rewarding and motivating,” she adds. Both Koul and Cole point to a desire to apply their knowledge and skills toward improving existing standards and practices in the oil and gas field. “I want to contribute to safe, sustainable, and environmentally friendly solutions that help provide energy to billions of people around the world,” Koul says. “I’m interested in working in the oil and gas field on pipeline corrosion mitigation,” Cole says, adding, “I want to pursue a career that is in need and will benefit our society − corrosion engineering fits the bill perfectly.” Cole and Koul each learned about the scholarship through the NACE Foundation’s website; Cole’s faculty mentor thought that the MTI scholarship would be a particularly good fit for

her, and Koul noted that it seemed to coincide nicely with her experiences interning with Chevron and ExxonMobil. “I figured my experience in the oil and gas industry, past project portfolio, strong academic performance, and enthusiasm gave me a running chance!” she says. The 2013 recipients plan on using their scholarship funds to help cover the cost of their undergraduate studies. “The funds alleviate any need to work while taking classes and will allow me to focus on classes,” Cole says. Koul, a senior, plans on putting any remaining funds toward pursuing a Master’s degree while working as a materials and corrosion engineer for ExxonMobil. While the money is certainly nice, this year’s winners also point to the positive motivational benefits of the scholarship. “The knowledge that MTI believed in my hard work, in my undergraduate studies and my potential in the process industry is inspiring,” Koul says. Cole strikes a similar note, saying the scholarship “has shown me the desire that working engineers have for students to succeed. Knowing there is a support system behind me is priceless.” For more information about the MTI Bert Krisher Memorial Scholarship and to get an early jump on applying for the 2014 awards, visit mti.memberclicks.net.

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This MTI Communications how-to column provides tips and tricks for navigating,

customizing, and utilizing the MTI Website. If you have any topics that you would like covered, please contact Katherine Reinecke at kreinecke@mti-global.org. In this issue, Katherine covers features and tools specially designed around MTI Projects.

joining a Project team-Pdc To join a project team (potential or funded) or a PDC, MTI members can use the Project Teams-PDCs form. After logging into the web site, follow the links to the form are in two locations:

1.) On the left menu bar, click Projects/Join Project-Teams-PDC’s (last item on the menu), which will take you to the form.

2.) Any Project Team or PDC web page contains a “Join This Project Team” button, which will take you to the form.

Member information will be automatically populated on the first page. Click “Continue” at the bottom of the form to proceed to the “Funded Project” listing page. You may “check” as many teams as you wish. Clicking “Continue” will take you to the “Potential Project” listing

page. Again, “check” as many teams as you wish. Clicking “Continue” then leads you to the final page, which contains the six Project Development Committees (PDC’s). Please remember to select “Submit”, and your requests will be updated. After each AmeriTAC meeting, the Project Team form will be updated with new projects and those that have moved from potential to funded. In addition, completed projects will be deleted. Please allow up two weeks from the close of the meeting to receive and make updates.

Project information in Profiles A listing of all the Funded, Potential and PDC teams that you (or your MTI colleagues) are currently are a member of can be found on under Profile in the top (horizontal) menu bar.

Website Project PagesEach Project Team/PDC has a page on the website. You can access the listings through the left (vertical) menu Projects button. From there, you can access sub-menus, each with a master page providing links for all current projects in that category. Clicking on these links will take you to a project page. Each page contains the following information:

• Name of Project − with designation in parenthesis [e.g. Flexible Hoses

Reliability Manual (qc)]• Summary − the purpose and goal of

the project• Status − link to the most current

status sheet postings• Champion – link to the Project

Champion profile• Project Manager − link to the

Project Manager’s profile• Current Project Team Members

− link providing you with a listing of all the members/staff profiles that are currently on the particular project team

• Files − links to files associated with the project e.g. SPS, PFS, RFP, Update Summaries, etc.

• Minutes − links to minutes of project team. Listing is only of the last five years’ minutes. Older minutes can be searched using the top “Search” bar.

Completed Projects are listed on a separate web page under Projects-Completed Projects. You can access Project Final Reports on the individual project pages or in a master listing under Member Resources-Knowledge/Technical Resources-Project Final Reports.

Project Team information is available to all member company employees with member area access. We encourage everyone to check the information-packed Project pages and join a project team today!

Website Tips and TricksFind Valuable Project Information Online