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AMPP Guide 21532-2023, Guideline for Materials Selection and Corrosion Control for CO2 Transport and Injection

Product Number: AMPP Guide 21532-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on materials selection and corrosion control for engineers in the design and identification of operating limits for projects that involve CO₂ transport and injection. It should be used as a guide to help identify specific requirements which can be tailored for each project rather than as definitive requirements used straight from the document. References are also made to other relevant documents and standards. The guidance provided for an initial design should help the engineer focus on the most critical issues related to CO₂ transport and injection. It is a rapidly growing subject area and much exploratory technical work is still being executed, and as such this document should be seen as a starting point with future updates and new insights to be expected.

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AMPP Guide 21569-2024, Guidance on Implementing Corrosion Control Methodologies to Align with New PHMSA Regulatory Procedures

Product Number: AMPP Guide 21569-2024

Publication Date: 2024

$109.00

In August 2022, the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) revised the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to improve the safety of onshore gas transmission lines. PHMSA expects the new requirements will reduce the frequency and consequences of failures and incidents involving onshore natural gas transmission pipelines through earlier detection of threats to pipeline integrity, including those resulting from corrosion or extreme weather events. Additionally, revisions to the regulations address several other areas, including management of change processes, corrosion control, and criteria to repair pipelines. New corrosion control regulations were incorporated into the following sections of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 49, Part 192, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards: 192.319, 192.461, 192.465, 192.473, and 192.478. Additionally, revisions to Sections 192.485 and 192.714 include remedial measures for transmission lines impacted by corrosion.

PHMSA’s Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 2137-AF39 entitled “Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments” (also known as RIN 2 or the Gas Mega Rule) increases pipeline safety regulatory requirements in 49 CFR 192 for operations, maintenance and integrity management.

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AMPP Guide 21614-2023, Guide for Improving the Statistical Quality of Dry Coating Thickness Data on Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metal Substrates Using Continuous Read/Scanning Technology

Product Number: AMPP Guide 21614-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This guide discusses the rationale and method for improving the statistical quality of coating dry film thickness (DFT) data on ferrous and non-ferrous metal substrates by collecting a larger, more representative data set on various geometries of coated metal surfaces. The data points are collected using traditional Type 2 (electronic) coating thickness gages programmed with continuous read/scanning capability and specialty probes or probe covers, if required by the instrument manufacturer. The guide provides supplementary information to the procedure for obtaining measurements contained in Appendix 10 of the 2022 revision of SSPC-PA 2, “Procedure for Determining Conformance to Dry Coating Thickness Requirements.”

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AMPP QP21536-2023, QP BASE: Evaluating General Qualifications of Contractors Seeking QP Accreditation

Product Number: AMPP QP21536-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This standard describes a method for evaluating the general qualifications of firms seeking accreditation under standards for contractor accreditation (hereafter “Qualification Program [QP] standards”).

This is not a standalone standard, as it is intended to be used in conjunction with other standards that incorporate it by reference. The purpose of this standard is to determine whether a contractor:

Has a corporate organization that clearly defines the authority and responsibilities of positions typically required for operation of a contracting firm;
Employs qualified management and utilizes qualified craft personnel and other workers;
Has established and implemented a quality management system meeting the requirements of the referencing QP standard;
Has established and implemented a written worker safety and health program meeting requirements of the referencing QP standard;
Has established and implemented environmental protection procedures meeting requirements of the referencing QP standard;
Demonstrates knowledge of industry technical standards and good practice.

Keywords: coating contractor qualification procedure, accreditation of coating contractors, QP, field coating work, qualification procedure base, QP Base.

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AMPP SP03-30-2022, Treatments for the Protection for Metal Parts of Service Stores and Equipment Against Corrosion

Product Number: AMPP SP03-30-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

The original Def Stan was adopted as an AMPP standard under the provisions of the AMPP Standards Committees Operating Manual Procedures for Conversion of Government Agency Standards.

This standard is a guide to corrosion protection against atmospheric corrosion and covers all aspects from the basic mechanisms of aqueous corrosion, though a summary of the differing types to a detailed review of aspects of atmospheric corrosion. It concludes with a detailed survey of the methods of control against corrosion and a focused description of the particular methods of corrosion protection for different metals and alloys.

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AMPP SP21417-2023, Performance Requirements for Navy Ships Exterior Topside Coatings

Product Number: AMPP SP21417-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This standard provides guidelines for establishing minimum requirements for the protective coatings of ships exterior topsides and related structures exposed to the marine atmosphere. It covers coating materials, coating test protocol and acceptance criteria, surface preparation, coating application, quality assurance and control, and repair method.

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AMPP SP21438-2023, Cathodic Protection of Metallic Structures Submerged in Fresh Water

Product Number: AMPP SP21438-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This standard presents acceptable methods and practices for the control of external corrosion on non-mobile structures constructed of steel, stainless steel, cast iron, or aluminum immersed in fresh water through the use of cathodic protection (CP). Such structures may include, but are not limited to trash racks, dams, gates, dock pilings, sheet pilings, and other similar structures located in lakes, rivers, streams, canals, or other similar bodies of fresh water.

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AMPP SP21443-2021, Coating Systems (External) for Pipeline Trenchless Crossings

Product Number: AMPP SP21443-2021

Publication Date: 2021

$109.00

This standard is intended for use by corrosion control personnel, design engineers, project managers, purchasers, and construction engineers, and managers. It is applicable to underground steel pipelines in the oil and gas gathering, distribution, and transmission industries.

This standard describes methods for qualifying and controlling the quality of fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) pipe coatings, urethane coatings, epoxy-urethanes, shrink sleeves (special applications), two-part liquid epoxies, and other properly qualified coatings (as long as the proper parameters are met in accordance with this document, e.g., polyolefin, three-layer coatings), provides guidelines for the proper application, and identifies inspection and repair techniques to achieve the best application of plant- and field-applied coating systems.

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AMPP SP21460-2022, Corrosion Control of Pilings in Non-marine Applications

Product Number: AMPP SP21460-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This document discusses the issues to be taken into consideration with respect to accounting for corrosion on steel piles in non-marine applications. The rate of corrosion, design life and methods of corrosion control are discussed in a manner to provide the reader with guidance as to how to proceed with determining these factors. This standard is applicable to pipe piles, sheet piles, H piles, and other steel piles.

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AMPP SP21474-2023, External Corrosion Control of On-Grade Carbon Steel Storage Tank Bottoms

Product Number: AMPP SP21474-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

Sustaining long-term leak-free operation of aboveground storage tank (AST) bottoms is an extremely important goal of all AST owners and operators. Mitigation of corrosion on the external side of on-grade carbon steel tank bottoms is a principal element necessary to achieve this goal.

This standard provides a comprehensive compilation of corrosion mitigation considerations, practices, and procedures for AST bottoms. It is applicable from tank construction through long-term integrity management and maintenance processes. It presents supplements and alternatives to cathodic protection (CP). A broad section on vapor corrosion inhibitor (VCI) practices and procedures for mitigation of external tank bottom corrosion is included.

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AMPP SP21481-2022, Maintenance Overcoating of Railcar Exteriors

Product Number: AMPP SP21481-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This standard practice describes overcoating of the exteriors of railcars. The purpose of this standard practice is to provide methods for testing and application of overcoating materials for the benefit of railcar owners, lessees, and maintenance providers who are charged with developing and executing programs for the maintenance painting of railcars.

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AMPP SP21484-2023, Splash Zone Site-Applied Wrap Corrosion Protection Systems

Product Number: AMPP SP21484-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This standard is for use by those responsible for the management of marine structures. They will be able to use it to establish the minimum requirements of the Site-Applied Wrap Corrosion Protection Systems they are considering for the protection of the submerged zone and splash zone of shore based marine metallic structures, either at the pointof new construction or during refurbishment or maintenance of existing structures. This standard is not intended to provide the minimum requirements for offshore oil and gas platforms and other similar structures of the offshore oil and gas industry. This standard may be used to provide the minimum requirements for estuarine, paludal, riverine, great lake structures or similar. The Site-Applied Wrap Corrosion Protection Systems in accordance with this standard are considered suitable for further protection by means of cathodic protection.

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AMPP SP21485-2022, Citric Acid-Based Passivation of Maritime Stainless Steel Storage Tanks

Product Number: AMPP SP21485-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This AMPP standard practice presents guidelines and minimum requirements for citric acid based passivation of marine storage tanks to identify good cleaning practices and improve corrosion resistance. This standard is intended for use by shipboard personnel, ship owning organizations, commodity owners, tank readiness surveyors, chemical producing organizations, ship surveyors and other stake holders.

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AMPP SP21486-2023, Dry-Docking Hull Surface Maintenance and Repair Standard Practice

Product Number: AMPP SP21486-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This document is intended to guide shipowners/operators in the planning and execution of hull preservation of their vessels while in dry-dock. The standard is not exhaustive as there are so many variables, including type of vessel, condition, expected trading pattern, location of dry-dock, and shipyard capability. This standard is not designed to be a job specification for hull preservation, but rather as an adjunct to a shipowner’s specification.

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AMPP SP21487-2021, Inspecting and Reporting Biofouling and Antifouling Systems’ Condition during Underwater Inspections on Ships

Product Number: AMPP SP21487-2021

Publication Date: 2021

$109.00

Biofouling accumulation on a ship’s hull has a direct impact on fuel consumption and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and may pose a biosecurity risk due to the presence of non-indigenous, potentially invasive aquatic species.

The antifouling system (AFS) is designed to protect the underwater surfaces from biofouling accumulation. Underwater inspections (UWI) of ships are typically carried out to monitor and verify the condition of the underwater hull and the AFS.

Recipients of UWI reports are reliant on the quality of information provided to make adequate decisions relating to hull performance, AFS condition and performance, biofouling management and associated risk assessments. Consistent and good quality reporting is key to effective underwater hull condition record-keeping and management.

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AMPP SP21492-2023, Technical Specification for Application and Inspection of Electrostatically-Sprayed Fluoropolymer Powder Coatings

Product Number: AMPP SP21492-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This standard practice contains requirements for application of fluoropolymer powder coatings to steel substrates located in process vessels and equipment used in the chemical, electronic, pharmacy, and food industries.

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AMPP SP21494-2022, Technical Specification for Ship Coating Repair

Product Number: AMPP SP21494-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This standard is based upon the technical requirements for coating repair developed by the National Marine Ship Standardization Technical Committee Ship Repair Branch Technical Committee in China, but may be applicable for use globally provided it meets the field requirements of marine maintenance and fulfills the environmental protection requirements of the appropriate governing body.

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AMPP SP21496-2023-IEEE Std 2683-2022, Guide to Strength loss of Tubular Steel Poles

Product Number: AMPP SP21496-2023-IEEE Std 2683

$109.00

There are an estimated 900,000 electric utility steel transmission and distribution structures in North America alone. An increasing number of these structures are tubular steel poles. The degradation effects of corrosion can have a significant effect on the structural reliability of this important segment of our infrastructure. While the predictability of strength for a newly installed tubular steel pole is relatively easy to calculate, deterioration of these poles over time due to corrosion presents a different challenge to those calculations.

This standard is intended for use by electric utility personnel, contractors, inspectors, and those interested in the impact of corrosion on the needed strength capacity of a tubular steel pole structure used in transmission, distribution, and/or substation applications.

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AMPP SP21507-2022, Standard Practice for Sandwich Plate Repair of Steel Structures

Product Number: AMPP SP21507-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

Oil and gas industry onshore and offshore drilling, production, storage, and transportation generally experience very corrosive environments. Even though corrosion prevention systems, such as cathodic protection, protective coatings, and liquid/vapor phase inhibitors are usually used for corrosion protection, severe corrosion of the structures is still unavoidable without effective corrosion protection and appropriate corrosion management. The repair of degraded structural members having substantial corrosion damage is critical for maintaining structural integrity for safe and continuous operations.

This standard practice formalizes a methodology of steel sandwich plate repair technology. This methodology uses a new steel plate or prefabricated structural component laid on top of the existing steel plate to be repaired. An elastomer core is used to bond the new plate/component and the existing steel plate to form a steel sandwich plate structure, thereby repairing the existing steel substrate without it being cut and replaced. This method is intended to restore the strength of the damaged structural members, or to reinforce existing structures.

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AMPP SP21513-2021, Procedure for Determining Conformance to Concrete Surface Profile Requirements

Product Number: AMPP SP21513-2021

Publication Date: 2021

$109.00

This standard describes a procedure suitable for laboratory and field use to determine conformance to specified surface profile on concrete substrates using Method 1: Depth micrometer as described in ASTM D8271, Method 2: Concrete Surface Profile (CSP) Chips (CSP 1-10) as described in ICRI Guideline No. 310.2R, or Method 3: Replica putty as described in ASTM D7682 (Method 3A-visual or Method 3B-quantitative).

Proper bonding of coatings and linings to concrete surfaces requires proper cleaning and frequently requires the concrete to be roughened to increase the surface area. The roughness, also known as surface profile, can be imparted into concrete by abrasive or water blast cleaning, acid etching or various impact/scarifying power tools. The resulting surface profile depth can influence coating/lining adhesion and performance. Coating/lining manufacturers and/or facility owners frequently specify cleaning and roughening of the concrete surface prior to product installation.

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AMPP SP21518-2022, Recovery and Repassivation after Low pH Excursions in Open Recirculating Cooling Water Systems

Product Number: AMPP SP21518-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This standard practice presents guidelines for preplanning for, recovering from, and repassivation after a low pH excursion in open recirculating water systems, no matter what the cause. The procedures presented in this standard inno way preclude the use of other procedures but are presented as best practices developed over years of experienceinavarietyofplants.Theprovisionsofthisstandardshouldbeappliedunderthedirectionofqualifiedwater-treatmentpersonnelfromwater-treatmentsuppliersand/orconsultants andplantpersonnel.

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AMPP SP21520-2023, Acceptance Criteria for Cathodic Protection of Steel in Concrete Structures

Product Number: AMPP SP21520-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

Historically, NACE SP0290, NACE SP0216, and NACE SP0408 included sets of criteria that needed to be satisfied to indicate that a cathodic protection (CP) system is delivering adequate current to passivate the reinforcing steel or reduce its corrosion current to low and non-destructive levels. These criteria were mostly the same, so the aim of this standard is to set out the essential criteria that each one of the above standards must satisfy in a single document. This allows each of the above standards, which deal with different applications of cathodic protection, to concentrate and expand on aspects that are specific for each application. This standard further suggests techniques that can be employed to estimate the level of protection achieved by a non-compliant cathodic protection method.

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AMPP SP21523-2022, Non-thermal Plasma Surface Preparation of Metals

Product Number: AMPP SP21523-2022

$109.00

This standard contains the general requirements for the safe and effective use of APC equipment, operated either manually hand-held or through use of automation, to prepare various metallic surfaces for maintenance, repair, recoating, or lining. This standard does not address surface preparation of concrete.

APC is applied to the entire surface specified to be prepared for a new coating or lining. Poorly adhered surface material and coating that cannot withstand the APC process are removed, while, depending on the chosen cleanliness level, any remaining coating is suitably prepared prior to the application of a new coating layer over the existing. In the case of metallic substrates, the underlying surface profile will be revealed whenever surface contamination and coatings are removed.

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AMPP SP21541-2023, Recommendations for Material Selection and Welding for Optimum Corrosion Resistance in Washwater Discharge Stub Pipe in Marine Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (Scrubbers)

Product Number: AMPP SP21541-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This AMPP standard practice provides information for the material selection and welding procedures needed for optimum corrosion resistance of washwater discharge stub pipe in marine exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, also known as scrubbers). The intended audience of the standard is shipyards, scrubber system manufacturers, installers, marine engineering firms, classification societies, flag state representatives (e.g., U.S. Coast Guard), ship owners, and ship operators.

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AMPP SP21548-2022, Pressurized Water Cleaning of Concrete and Cememtitious Materials - Thorough Cleaning

Product Number: AMPP SP21548-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This standard is intended for use by coating or lining specifiers, applicators, inspectors, or others who require the use of pressurized water cleaning technology to achieve a defined level of visual cleanliness of concrete surfaces. This standard contains requirements for Thorough Cleaning. Requirements for Light Cleaning are addressed in a separate standard.

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AMPP SP21554-1-2023, Environmental Severity Monitoring Site Selection Guide

Product Number: AMPP SP21554-1-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This document is to serve as a guide towards location selection criteria for researchers measuring the risk of environmental corrosion. It is not a set of instructions for how to build a standardized test site with well-defined exposure conditions. Rather, the goal of this document is to provide guidance on how to select test locations when pre-installed exposure racks or defined test areas are not established. While this document is part of a group of standards designed to quantify environmental severity for the aerospace and defense industry, this standard is intended to be applicable to all industries.

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AMPP TM21442-2023, Test Method for Evaluation of Protective Coatings for Use Under Insulation

Product Number: AMPP TM21442-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This AMPP standard test method provides a comprehensive methodology to evaluate the relative performance of coatings in accelerated and simulated field conditions under insulation. This test method is intended for use by corrosion control personnel, design engineers, project managers, purchasing personnel, and construction engineers and managers. It is applicable to insulated piping and equipment in the oil and gas gathering, distribution, transmission, refining, and chemical industries.

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AMPP TM21449-2021, Continuous Measurements for Determination of Aerospace Coating Protective Properties

Product Number: AMPP TM21449-2021

Publication Date: 2021

$109.00

The purpose of this standard Test Method is to provide guidance on the testing and evaluation of coatings for aerospace applications. This Test Method has been developed for use by researchers, manufacturers, and organizations responsible for the manufacture, specification, and use of corrosion protective coatings for aerospace structures. The Test Method details measurement techniques to continuously monitor the combined environmental and mechanical effects that drive coating degradation in laboratory tests. While for many industries, judgements of coating performance may be primarily aesthetic, this Test Method describes direct, continuous measurements of coating degradation processes that are important to aircraft structural integrity.

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AMPP TM21451-2023, Evaluation of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels for Resistance to Stress-Oriented Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (SOHIC)

Product Number: AMPP TM21451-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

Carbon and low-alloy steels in plate form and their welded products may be susceptible to one or more forms of environmental cracking when exposed to wet H₂S service conditions. These include, for example, (1) sulfide stress cracking (SSC) of hard zones and welds; (2) hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) in the parent metal; and (3) stress-oriented hydrogen-induced cracking (SOHIC) in the region adjacent to welds of nominally acceptable hardness. Extensive work has been conducted over many years to understand various fundamental and applied aspects of these phenomena. Experiences in refinery wet H₂S operations have directed particular attention to understanding SOHIC and the various metallurgical and environmental parameters that govern its occurrence.

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This standard was prepared to provide a test method for consistent evaluation of pipeline and pressure vessel steels to SOHIC caused by hydrogen absorption from aqueous sulfide corrosion. The test conditions are not designed to simulate any specific service environment. The test is intended to evaluate resistance to SOHIC only, and not to other adverse effects of sour environments such as sulfide stress cracking (SSC), pitting, or mass loss from corrosion.

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AMPP TM21453-2023, Laboratory Testing for Resistance to Environmentally-Assisted Hydrogen Stress Cracking in Welds

Product Number: AMPP TM21453-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This standard covers the testing of welds subjected to tensile stresses for resistance to cracking in aqueous environments containing a source of hydrogen charging. Carbon and low alloy steels and their matching welds are commonly tested for EAC resistance at room temperature where susceptibility is typically high. For other types of alloys, the correlation of EAC susceptibility with temperature is more complicated. For example, dissimilar welds of nickel alloy on carbon or low alloy steel have shown susceptibility at low, seabed temperatures (4 °C [39 °F]). Matching welds made on duplex stainless steels have shown similar susceptibility (DNV RP-F112).

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AMPP TM21465-2024, Molecular Microbiological Methods - Sample Handling and Laboratory Processing

Product Number: AMPP TM21465-2024

Publication Date: 2024

$109.00

This standard is applicable to operators, service companies, third-party laboratories, consultants, and universities that perform molecular techniques to identify microorganisms in industrial settings, including microorganisms involved in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), biogenic production of hydrogen sulfide (a process also known as souring), and biofouling in industrial settings and organizations that manage assets affected by corrosion threats. This standard should be used to select appropriate procedures for sample collection, preservation, laboratory processing, and data analysis.

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AMPP TM21510-2022, Potentiodynamic Scans: Material Preparation, Data Acquisition and Analysis

Product Number: AMPP TM21510-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This standard provides a method for collecting reproducible potentiodynamic data, enabling the comparison of data across various experiments and laboratories. This method is intended for those with experience in potentiodynamic data collection across all of industry and academia. This method has been adapted from Appendix B of MIL-STD-889. Users interested in submitting data for acceptance into MIL-STD-889 shall refer to the latest version of MIL-STD-889

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AMPP TM21612-2022, Liquid-Applied Coating Performance Test Methods for Offshore Structures

Product Number: AMPP TM21612-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This AMPP standard provides a series of effective and economical test methods to evaluate the performance of candidate offshore platform new construction and maintenance coatings. The testing protocol is established to simulate the offshore environment and based on the major failure modes observed on offshore platforms. The test results will rank the candidate coating systems for end-users to select and coating manufacturers to develop reliable coating systems.

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AMPP TR21448-2021, Corrosion Prevention and Control for Marine Scrubbers

Product Number: AMPP TR21448-2021

Publication Date: 2021

$109.00

This Technical Report provides sound technical information on the corrosion risk of exhaust gas scrubbers to ship owners, shipyards, marine engineers, scrubber designers and suppliers. Marine scrubbers used on ships are mainly wet scrubbers, which are open-loop, closed-loop, or hybrid types. Each system is discussed with respect to a description of each type of scrubber, washwater environments, materials of construction (metals and non-metals), pitfalls of inspection, fabrication, and welding of metals, service performance and applications history including descriptions of corrosion failures and successes, and repair and maintenance guidance.

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AMPP TR21473-2024, In-Situ Coating of Steel Pipelines via Pigging

Product Number: AMPP TR21473-2024

Publication Date: 2024

$109.00

This report provides the most current technology and industry practices for the internal in-situ cleaning and coating application in an existing steel pipeline. This report presents general practices and preferences in regard to the cleaning, surface preparation, drying, and the application of a coating in a steel pipeline by the pig (scraper) batching method. It is applicable to onshore or offshore steel pipelines in all industries including the oil and gas gathering, distribution, and transmission industries. It is also applicable to welded steel water and brine handling pipelines.

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AMPP TR21478-2023, 3D Optical Imaging Techniques

Product Number: AMPP TR21478-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

3D corrosion measurement techniques described in this report can be performed in the field, laboratory, plant environment, or other related facilities. Corrosion measurements are obtained under widely varying field conditions and plant environments. This report provides the user with the background needed to make testing decisions in the field or laboratory based on the technical facts available at the time of publication.

This technical report provides descriptions of the corrosion pitting measurement techniques used on underground and aboveground piping, tanks, and vessels using 3D optical imaging tools. This report includes those corrosion measurement techniques that relate to the ASME B31.8, API 579, or special conditions in NACE SP0502

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AMPP TR21500-2022, Surface Preparation by Encapsulated Blast Media for Repair of Existing Coatings on Railcars

Product Number: AMPP TR21500-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This technical report provides practical information on the use of encapsulated blast media for repairing existing interior and exterior coatings on railroad tank cars (hereafter referred to as tank cars). This report: 1) introduces the technology; 2) describes typical abrasives, equipment, and processes used; and 3) provides a comparison to some other coating repair surface preparation methods typically used in the rail industry.

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AMPP TR21505-2022, Adverse Impacts of Wildfires on Power Industry Steel Structures

Product Number: AMPP TR21505-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

The purpose of this report is to communicate the effects of wildfires heat and combustion products on corrosion resistance, material properties, and mechanical integrity of power transmission infrastructure and to identify next steps to research, develop, and implement future asset integrity management actions for the power industry. The report addresses the following general topics.

Wildfire vulnerabilities and impacts
Materials effects for steel, coatings, and concrete
Power infrastructure risks and impacts
Asset integrity risk assessment guidance
Recommended industry actions
AMPP activities proposed

A wildfire, bushfire, wildland fire or field fire is an unplanned, unwanted, and usually uncontrolled event in an area of combustible vegetation. Due to climate change, many locations in the United States and worldwide, such as Australia and even India, are subject to wildfires due to dry conditions during parts of the year.

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AMPP TR21527-2023, Corrosion and Protection of Tank Cars in Crude Oil Service

Product Number: AMPP TR21527-2023

Publication Date: 2023

$109.00

This AMPP technical report describes the current state of protecting the interiors of tank cars transporting crude oil. This report is intended for and will benefit all stakeholders involved in the protection of tank cars transporting crude oil, including large fleet tank car owners, crude oil coating suppliers, tank car coating applicators, and crude oil shippers. The current state of protecting the interiors of tank cars transporting crude oil was developed by conducting surveys of various stakeholders. This report summarizes the survey results.

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AMPP TR21540-2022, Correlating Qualitative Surface Profile Assessment Methods to Quantitative Methodology on Prepared Concrete Substrates

Product Number: AMPP TR21540-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

Coating/lining manufacturers and/or facility owners frequently specify cleaning and roughening of the concrete surface prior to product installation. The specifications may reference qualitative methods including visual assessments using comparison coupons or quantitative methods including surface profile depth measurements. However, prior to this Technical Report, there was no known data to inform a conversion between qualitative and quantitative methods. The outcomes of this Technical Report enable coating manufacturers, engineers, specifiers, and contractors to convert well-established qualitative methods to quantitative values based on an interlaboratory experiment. While current quantitative methods can measure up to 6 mm (250 mils), extremely rough concrete surfaces (exceeding ~1.5 mm, or ~50 mils) were not included in the experiment due to the inability to stabilize the instrument probe and obtain accurate data.

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AMPP TR21544-2022, Corrosion and Mitigation Techniques for Fire Protection Piping Systems

Product Number: AMPP TR21544-2022

Publication Date: 2022

$109.00

This report explains different types of corrosion phenomena and contributing factors of corrosion that can occur in fire protection systems (FPS), such as water corrosivity, MIC, trapped air (wet systems), residual water (dry systems), and pipe weld corrosion. The basis for selection of corrosion mitigation strategies for corrosion mitigation and management of FPS are also discussed.

Corrosion that results in pipe leakage or obstruction is the most significant issue for owners of water-based FPS or fire sprinkler systems, in terms of both cost and system reliability. Corrosion damage/products and mineral deposits can impair the effectiveness of sprinkler systems, leaving facilities vulnerable to uncontrolled fire loss even though they are equipped with fire protection systems. This report describes practices that have been successful in mitigating FPS corrosion.

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