Introduction to Mechanical Testing
An introduction of the principles of testing and its importance
We are delighted to be working with experienced trainer, Clayton Thomas, to offer this one-day short course focussing on oilfield metallurgy.
Oilfield metallurgy is a specialist sector involved in understanding the requirements and performance of materials used in the challenging environments of the oil and gas sector. This course provides an improved understanding of material specification and selection for the oilfield environment. The knowledge gained from the course will enhance discussions between customers and suppliers and gives a better understanding of the properties of materials and their influence on oil-tool component design.
This course is one of five courses in the IOM3 Metallurgy in Practice suite. If you attend this and two of the other courses in the series, you will receive an IOM3 Certificate in Metallurgy in Practice.
Who is the course aimed at?
The course is aimed at personnel who work in engineering, production and design and who manufacture or supply engineering components. This includes buyers and salespersons. It will also be a useful introduction to the subject for new starters and graduate engineers.
How is the course structured?
The course will be run over two three-hour virtual sessions from 1000-1300.
It will cover:
- Introduction to the oilfield environment:
What are oil and gas?
How do they affect materials?
What are the special features of oilfield metallurgy?
API Material classes
NACE MR0175/ ISO 15156 - Basic Metallurgy and Materials Science:
Metallurgy and properties of low alloy steels
Hardenability of oil tool materials
Effect of alloying elements
Heat treatment
Weldability of oil tool materials
Factors affecting material selection - Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA):
Stainless steels
Nickel alloys
Material selection of CRA s
API 6A CRA - Specifications:
API 6A, API 17D, NACE standards etc.
How to use them and what are their key features
How do they affect material selection and fabrication? - Corrosion and Material Properties:
Why is oil/gas corrosive?
Sweet and Sour environments
Typical corrosion problems
Stress corrosion cracking - Sour Service
NACE MR0175
ISO 15156
Material selection and sour service
Effect on welding
By the end of the course what will I have learnt?
- Understand the oilfield environment and its effects on material selection
- Appreciate heat treatment and alloying requirements of oil tool components
- Show how common oiltool standards affect material processing and fabrication
- Gain a better understanding of material properties and their influence on oiltool design.
How much does the course cost?
The cost of the course is £495, plus VAT at 20% where applicable. IOM3 members and subscribers to Mour Business Partner Programme are entitled to a discount of 10% on the course fee.
Your tutor - Dr Clayton Thomas BSc(Eng),PhD, MMet, ARSM, MICorr
Clayton is originally from South Wales but currently lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He studied metallurgy at Imperial College and gained a PhD from the University of Sheffield looking at offshore corrosion fatigue. After working for British Steel Technical for three years, as a metallurgical investigator and then corrosion test laboratory manager, he joined Cameron (now called One Subsea), a major supplier of oil and gas completion equipment, in 1990. He eventually became senior metallurgist and worked on major topside and offshore projects for operators such as BP, Shell, AGIP, Total, and Conoco. He also had responsibility for the material selection and corrosion prevention for topside and subsea projects and for the metallurgy and welding of equipment including wellheads, BOPs, flowlines, choke valves, risers, manifolds, Christmas trees and associated items.
Since 2000 Clayton has been director of Lloyd-Thomas Consultancy Ltd, providing metallurgical support and training. He has continued to work in oil and gas as well as other engineering sectors, such as power engineering, aerospace and biomedical, has carried out numerous failures investigations and has acted as an expert witness in litigation cases.
He has run over 250 metallurgy courses for companies and colleges on various aspects of metallurgy and has been working with IOM3 since 2020.
