Name: API 939-E : 2013
Brand: API

API 939-E : 2013

Withdrawn

IDENTIFICATION, REPAIR, AND MITIGATION OF CRACKING OF STEEL EQUIPMENT IN FUEL ETHANOL SERVICE

Withdrawn date

07-02-2024

Published date

01-08-2013

Publisher

American Petroleum Institute

1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
4 Background on SCC in Fuel Ethanol
5 Guidelines for Fabrication of Equipment
6 Inspection of Existing Equipment
7 Repair of SCC Damaged Equipment
8 Monitoring of Fuel Ethanol
Annex A (informative) - Listing of Reported Cases of
SCC in Fuel Ethanol and Remedial Measures
Annex B (informative) - Form to Submit New Information on
SCC in Fuel Ethanol Systems
Annex C (informative) - Examples of Typical SCC in Fuel Ethanol
Bibliography

Describes stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of carbon Steel tanks, piping, and equipment exposed to fuel ethanol as a consequence of being in the distribution system, at ethanol distribution facilities, or end user (EU) facilities where the fuel ethanol is eventually added to gasoline.

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PublisherName	American Petroleum Institute
Status	Withdrawn
Supersedes	API 939E : 2008

API 571 REDLINE : 2011	DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
API RP 2611 : 2011	TERMINAL PIPING INSPECTION - INSPECTION OF IN-SERVICE TERMINAL PIPING SYSTEMS
API 1626 REDLINE : 2010	STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
API TR 939-D : 2007	STRESS CORROSION CRACKING OF CARBON STEEL IN FUEL-GRADE ETHANOL: REVIEW, EXPERIENCE SURVEY, FIELD MONITORING, AND LABORATORY TESTING
API 571 : 2011	DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
API 1626 : 2010	STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
API 1160 : 2013	MANAGING SYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES
API RP 1640 : 2013	PRODUCT QUALITY IN LIGHT PRODUCT STORAGE AND HANDLING OPERATIONS

API 653 : 2014	TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
API 620 : 2013	DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 2016 : 2001	GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING AND CLEANING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
ASME B31.4 : 2016	PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
API 5L : 2012	LINE PIPE
NFPA 326 : 2015	SAFEGUARDING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS FOR ENTRY, CLEANING, OR REPAIR
API 580 : 2016	RISK-BASED INSPECTION
API 327 : 1994	ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK STANDARDS: A TUTORIAL
ASME FFS 1 : 2007	FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
API 2217A : 2009	SAFE WORK IN INERT CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
API 1160 : 2013	MANAGING SYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES
API TR 939-D : 2007	STRESS CORROSION CRACKING OF CARBON STEEL IN FUEL-GRADE ETHANOL: REVIEW, EXPERIENCE SURVEY, FIELD MONITORING, AND LABORATORY TESTING
API 582 : 2016	WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
API 2015 : 2014	REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
API 574 : 2016	INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
API 4261 : 2001	ALCOHOLS AND ETHERS: A TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF THEIR APPLICATION AS FUELS AND FUEL COMPONENTS
API 570 : 2016	PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
API 650 : 2013	WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
NACE TM 01 11 : 2011	SLOW STRAIN RATE TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF ETHANOL STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN CARBON STEELS
API 579-1 : 2016	FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
API 1626 : 2010	STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS