Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571) Practice Exam

Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571)

About Corrosion and Materials Professional (API-571) Exam 

API welcomes highly specialized inspectors, corrosion engineers, chemical engineers and other professionals across the entire petrochemical industry to obtain the API 571 Corrosion and Materials certification as a validation of their profound knowledge of corrosion processes.


Prerequisite for the exam

  • Candidates must hold a current API 510, 570 or 653 certification
  • If not above mentioned certification, then qualification is based on a combination of the level of education and industry experience acquired within the last 10 years


Exam Structure

Exam questions for the API 571 Corrosion and Materials certification are derived from API RP 571 Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry.

1. Introduction to Carbon and Alloy Steel Metallurgy

Basic carbon steel metallurgy: using the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram in practical terms

Basic alloy steel metallurgy for high and low temperature service

Common heat treatments for carbon and alloy steels

2. Introduction to Stainless Steel Metallurgy

Types and classification of stainless steels

General corrosion resistance of stainless steels (advantages and disadvantages)

General introduction to the weldability of stainless steels and affect welding on corrosion resistance

3. Base Metal and Filler Metal Specifications - ASME Section II Parts A and C

Classification of steels - UNS, SAE, ASTM, ASME

ASME SA-105, SA-53, SA-106, SA-333, SA-516, SA-240

AWS/ASME classification of filler metals, SFA No., F No., and A No

Material test reports and what they really mean

4. Welding Metallurgy of Carbon and Alloy Steels

Weldment and metallurgical heat affected zones using fundamental principles of welding metallurgy

Use of carbon equivalence to predict weldability

Hydrogen assisted cracking related to welding (toe cracking, cold cracking, delayed cracking, HAZ cracking, and underbead cracking)

Preheating and postweld heat treat in practical terms to avoid cracking, improve weldability, and resist weld related failures


Exam Pattern 

  • Exam Name: Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571)
  • Length of Time: 3.25 Hours


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