Positive Material Identification
This online engineering PDH course provides basic information on Positive Material Identification testing method.
Positive Material Identification (PMI) is a method that engineers or technicians use to verify that supplied materials used in a manufactured parts conform to proper standards and specifications. Positive Material Identification is used in mining, jewelry analysis, manufacturing, and in the refining industry to prevent material mismatches. An accident at the BP Texas City refinery on July 28, 2005 demonstrated how material mismatches can be catastrophic. Therefore, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board recommended PMI to prevent improper substitutions of alloys in hazardous process systems.
This 1 PDH online course is applicable to all engineers, design and construction personnel, technical staff and facility operators who are interested in gaining a better understanding of what Positive Material Identification is and what it is not.
This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Familiarizing with API Recommended Practice 578 that can be used when developing a PMI program
- Learning about X-ray Florescence (XRF) PMI test method
- Understanding the optical emission spectrometry (OES) PMI test method
- Gaining a general overview on the chemical laboratory analysis test method
- Exploring the qualitative method discussed in API Recommended Practice 578 which involves resistivity testing
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