API ICP Programs API-571 Question # 13 Topic 2 Discussion
API-571 Exam Topic 2 Question 13 Discussion:
Question #: 13
Topic #: 2
What arbitrary value of hydrogen sulfide in water is often used as the defining concentration where cracking damage becomes a problem in carbon steel pipe?
As per API RP 571 and further clarified in API RP 939-C:
“An arbitrary threshold of 50 ppmw H₂S in the aqueous phase is often used to define when carbon and low alloy steels become susceptible to cracking damage in wet H₂S environments.”
“Below this level, the risk of SSC, HIC, and SOHIC is considered lower, although damage has still occurred at lower concentrations depending on stress and metallurgical conditions.”
Therefore, the correct answer is option D (50 ppmw).
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