AsiaTAC Agenda

April 23 - 24, 2018

Singapore
Version 5
Monday April 23, 2018
Training Day
Date Training Responsible
9:00- 9:10 Welcome, introductions, safety message, etc. Dr. Paul Liu, MTI Associate Director,
Asia
Corrosion Training
9:10 – 10:55 Essence and Case Studies of Metallic Mr. Masao Nakahara (Asahi Kasei
Corrosion in Chemical Plants Corporation)

10:55 – 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 – 12:25 Continue

12:25 – 13:25 Lunch

Duplex Stainless Steel Training

13:25 – 13:30 Introductions Mr. Gary Coates (Nickel Institute)

13:30 – 14:00 Basics of Duplex Stainless Steel Mr. Gary Coates (Nickel Institute)

14:00 – 14:25 Welding of Duplex Stainless Steel Mr. Gary Coates (Nickel Institute)

14:25 – 14:55 Meaningful Tests for Duplex and Glenn Byrne (Rolled Alloys)
Superduplex Stainless Steel

14:55 – 15:10 Break

15:10 – 15:40 Castings Glenn Byrne (Rolled Alloys)

15:40 – 16:00 Comparative Study of Various SS Grades Vikram Pandit (Sandvik)

in Offshore Application
16:00 – 16:45 Offshore Applications Mr. Claes Tigerstrand (Outokumpu)

16:45 – 17:30 Panel – Open Discussion All

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 Tuesday April 24, 2018
Panel Discussions and Forum and Information Exchange
Time Topic Who
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome, Meeting Purpose and Goals Dr. T P Cheng (ITRI), Vice-Chair of
AsiaTAC
9:10 – 9:20 Self-introduction of all attendees All

9:20 – 9:55 Introduction to MTI Mr. Pradip Khaladkar, MTI Fellow and
Associate Director
9:55 – 10:00 Antitrust Statement Dr. Paul Liu, MTI Associate Director,
Asia
10:00 – 10:30 Special Subject Speaker
Prof Daniel Blackwood, NUS
Localized corrosion induced by macrofoulers
(barnacles/oysters) of stainless steels.
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 1st Panel Discussion: Panel Leader: Prof. Daniel Blackwood
Corrosion prevention and case studies (NUS)

1. Dr Nakahara, Asahi Kasei

Case Study of External Stress
Corrosion Cracking in Chemical
Plant.
2. Mr. Mark Wallace, NOV
Advancements in internal coating
technology for downhole and surface
line corrosion protection.
3. Dr Sudesh, SIMTech
Debatable Observations on
Intergranular Corrosion Evaluation of
Stainless Steels.

12:00 – 12:30 Special Subject Speaker

Prof. Yeong Wai Yee, NTU
Additive Manufacturing: Progress and
Challenges.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch (Location: TBD) All

13:30 – 14:45 2nd Panel Discussion: Panel Leader: Dr. T P Cheng (ITRI),
Failure analysis and prevention

1. Mr. Dheeraj P R, ExxonMobil

Practical Applications of Advanced
NDT – Phased Array UT & ToFD
2. Prof. David Fan, NTU
Remote corrosion mapping using
ultrasound guided waves.
3. Mr. Perianan Radhakrishnan, PCS
Case Studies of Failures from Liquid
Metal Embrittlement and Corrosion
under Deposits

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 14:45 – 15:15 Special Subject Speaker
Prof. Zhou Wei, NTU
Qualification and integration of technology for
intelligent manufacturing.

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break All

15:30 – 15:45 Special Subject Speaker

Mr. Keith Kee, CAS
Introduction to Corrosion Association of
Singapore.
15:45 – 17:00 3rd Panel Discussion: Panel Leader: Mr. Koh Tiah Ann
Material selection & development (Outokumpu),

1. Mr. Vikram Pandit, Sandvik

Metallurgical development within
Duplex family and its applications.
2. Dr. Ekkarut, MTEC
A role of materials perspectives in
component failure contribution.
3. Dr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar, DNV GL
Engineering Critical Assessment in the
Design of Heavy Engineering
components.

17:00 – 17:50 4rd Panel Discussion: Panel Leader: Mr. Juerg Schweizer
Welding issues (SWS),

1. Mr. Teo Chin Chuan, ST Kinetics

Titanium Welding.
2. Miss Tang Yuan Yin, ST Kinetics
Vibration Stress Relief.

17:50 – 18:00 Closing Comment & Group Photo Dr. Paul Liu, MTI Associate Director,
Asia
18:15 Group Dinner

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