Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571)

Certifications are one way to prove to skill and expertise in front of your superiors. 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. The concept of survival of fittest has started ruling the corporate sector so, now you have to prove your excellence to secure your position. Certifications also help to prove your dedication and commitment towards your aim and profession. Let us get into details of this valuable certification.

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.

Exam Pattern 

Exam Name Corrosion and Materials Professional	Exam Code API 571
Exam Duration 3.25 hours	Exam Format Multiple Choice
Exam Type NA	Number of Questions 80 Questions
Eligibility/Pre-Requisite Provided above	Exam Fee API member fee: $315Non member fee: $365
Exam Language English	Pass Score 70% and above

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

Recertification

These are the rules for the recertification of API 571 –

1. The certification term for API 571 Corrosion and Materials is three years.
2. At this time, employment verification is not required to recertify.
3. You may apply for recertification 90 days prior to the certification expiration date. Apply online in the ICP Portal.
4. API also allows a 90-day grace period for submitting a recertification application. Late fees will apply.
5. If an application is not submitted by the end of the 90-day grace period, the certification will expire. A new application and fees must be submitted, and the candidate must pass a full examination in order to be recertified.

• Circumstances such as heavy work schedule or work in other countries or remote areas do not relieve the inspector/examiner of the responsibility to file a timely renewal application.

API Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to API within three months from the date payment was received by API and prior to the examination window, as set forth below. In order to submit a refund request, you must fill out the form below:

• ICP Refund Request Form

API has a contract with the examination applicant. Therefore, API will only honor refund requests that come directly from the applicant, regardless of whether payment was made by a third party. Requests from said third parties will not be honored. 

Refunds that have not been issued due to customers not responding to API’s request for information within one (1) calendar year from the original payment date will be canceled and API will no longer be obligated to return the funds. 

Refunds will be issued under these circumstances:

1. API will refund the initial New Application fee for requests made before the application deadline, minus $100 for processing.
2. API will refund 50% of the initial New Application fee for requests made after the application deadline and before the start of the testing window.
3. API will refund 100% of a Reschedule Application fee when an applicant submitted a reschedule request then subsequently passed the examination from a previous application.

Refunds will not be issued under these circumstances:

1. if applicant is unqualified for a certification for which he or she has applied, or has provided any inaccurate or false information in an application or renewal document.
2. if request is made three months or more after the initial payment date.
3. if request is made after the applicant has already scheduled an exam date and location with Prometric.
4. if applicant does not show up for a scheduled exam.
5. if applicant has already taken an exam.

Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571) FAQs

If you want to know more about the Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571) exam, as one should have complete details about the exam before one actually takes the exam, then visit – Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571) FAQs

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

Preparatory sources for API 571

Passing the exam can be easy if you choose the right set of resources for yourself. Make sure the content is precise and reliable enough. The resources that you’ll pick will determine how well will you pass the exam. so, you need to be very careful while choosing the preparatory resources. There are numerous resources which you can choose from. Try to pick two to three resources as they will help you verify the content as well as provide you variety of content. let us have a look at handful of them:

API Learning

Official resources are indeed the first resource that comes to our mind when we think of preparing. You can go for as many books as well as you want. Choose your material that suits your level of understanding and are comfortable read. You can go to libraries of buy the books from bookstores. Books are not only the paperbacks. You can also refer to the e-books available online or the blogs posted by famous writers in this domain. You can also refer to the bunch of E-learning resources by the API.

Online forums and communities

The online forums consist of various candidates who are interested in similar domain or the ones those have passed this exam. you can ask the doubts freely over these platforms. And you can also know about the study strategy. The timetables and important resources that the students used to crack the exam. you can even pool to buy resources or exchange or borrow each other’s resources.

Online trainings and instructor led classes

This way is very nice way of preparing if you want to interact enough or want to ask your doubts freely. This platform is usually prepared by well experiences professors who have excelled in this domain and are capable to handle your doubts even regarding the technicalities of the exam. there are many reliable sites that provides you with the reliable online content along with the notes prepared by the experts.

Sample papers and test series

Practice is the way out to judge yourself. Practice as many sample papers, test series and exercise questions as you can. This will let you identify weak portions and loopholes. You can improve to a massive extend by practicing more and more. Again, there are various reliable sites that offers practice papers and test series on regular basis which helps you to evaluate your performance. They even give you 100% exam pass guarantee with the help of their sample papers or test papers. Try a free practice test now!

Boost your skills by clearing the Corrosion and Materials Professional (API 571). Start preparing now!