Who should be consulted to define the equipment deterioration mechanisms, susceptibility and potential failure modes?
Who should be consulted to define the equipment deterioration mechanisms, susceptibility and potential failure modes?
In order to comprehensively define the equipment deterioration mechanisms, susceptibility, and potential failure modes, both a metallurgist and a corrosion specialist should be consulted. A metallurgist provides expertise on material properties and the effects of different types of stress and environmental factors. A corrosion specialist focuses on the various types of corrosion, their causes, and preventative measures. Both specialists offer important insights that collectively ensure a thorough understanding of the equipment’s behavior and potential failure points.
8.1.2 Identification of Damage Mechanisms
This is by no means the role of a metallurgist, who specializes in material properties from the measurable macro traits to the structure at a micro level at the atomic structure. The correct answer, found in 8.1.2 and 15.2.4 is a corrosion specialist, who specializes in types of corrosion and the conditions for them to occur.
8.1.2 and 15.2.4
The answer should be D and NOT A. "The RBI team shall consult with a CORROSION SPECIALIST to define the equipment damage mechanisms,..". Nowhere does it mention a metallurgist.