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API INFORMATION ON MECHANICAL INTEGRITY (MI)

Mechanical Integrity First Editions

1950s

September 1955 RP 520 - Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries

January 1956 API 620 - Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

July 1958 API 510 - Pressure Vessel Inspection Code

October 1958 RP 530 - Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries

1960s

December 1961 Std. 650 - Welded Tanks for Oil Storage

January 1964 Std. 660 - Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

August 1968 Std. 661 - Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers

1970s

July 1970 RP 941 - Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

1980s

January 1986 Std. 560 - Fired Heaters for General Refinery Services

1990s

January 1990 RP 574 - Inspection of Piping System Components

August 1990 RP 945 - Avoiding Cracking in Amine Units

January 1991 Std. 653 - Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

April 1991 RP 651 - Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks

April 1991 RP 652 - Linings of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms

October 1991 RP 573 - Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters

January 1992 RP 576 - Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices

February 1992 RP 572 - Inspection of Pressure Vessels

June 1993 API 570 - Piping Inspection Code

October 1995 RP 575 - Inspection of Aboveground Storage Tanks

March 1997 Std. 521 - Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems

May 1999 RP 578 - Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping Systems

2000s

January 2000 RP 579 - Fitness-For-Service

May 2000 Publ. 581 - Risk-Based Inspection - Base Resource Document

March 2001 RP 582 - Welding Guidelines for the Chemical, Oil, and Gas Industries 2001 Edition

May 2002 RP 580 - Risk-Based Inspection

December 2003 RP 571 - Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry

2000s

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July 2004 RP 932-B - Design, Materials, Fabrication, Operation, and Inspection Guidelines for Corrosion Control in Hydroprocessing Reactor Effluent Air Cooler (REAC) Systems

October 2004 RP 577 - Inspection of Welding and Metallurgy

June 2007 Std. 579-1/ASME FFS-1 - Fitness-For-Service

May 2009 RP 939-C - Guidelines for Avoiding Sulfidation (Sulfidic) Corrosion Failures in Oil Refineries

May 2008 RP 934-A - Materials and Fabrication of 2 1/4Cr-1Mo, 2 1/4Cr-1Mo-1/4V, 3Cr- 1Mo, and 3Cr-1Mo-1/4V Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Hydrogen Service

May 2008 RP 934-C - Materials and Fabrication of 1 1/4CR-1/2Mo Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High Pressure Hydrogen Service Operating at or Below 825 °F (441 °C)

November 2008 Bull. 939-E - Identification, Repair, and Mitigation of Cracking of Steel Equipment in Fuel Ethanol Service

2010s

August 2010 RP 934-E - Recommended Practice for Materials and Fabrication of 11/4Cr-1/2Mo Steel Pressure Vessels for Service Above 825 °F (440 °C)

April 2014 RP 585 - Pressure Equipment Failure Investigations

March 2014 Std. 664 - Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers

May 2014 RP 583 - Corrosion Under Insulation

May 2014 RP 584 - Integrity Operating Windows

May 2014 Std. 663 - Hairpin-type Heat Exchangers

October 2015 RP 538 - Industrial Fired Boilers for General Refinery and Petrochemical Service

April 2016 RP 934-G - Design, Fabrication, Operational Effects, Inspection, Assessment, and Repair of Coke Drums and Peripheral Components in Delayed Coking Units

December 2017 RP 970 - Corrosion Control Documents