Research Profiles

This research project is an extension to Corrosion Atlas Project  which was part of the collaboration agreement “Establishing a Corrosion Atlas for Qatar Petroleum – Phase II Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (CSCC)” between College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNAQ) and Qatar Petroleum”. The objective of the project is to examine the resistance of different corrosion resistant materials to chloride stress corrosion cracking (CSCC). In this project, corroded samples that were exposed to different environmental condition in QP sites will be collected, examined, tested, and corrosion severity will be evaluated. Exposed specimens of 321, 316 L, lean duplex stainless steel, 904 L, 25% Cr alloy, and alloy 825 will be evaluated for time of failure as these alloys were already exposed to the corrosive environment at the QP sites.

The project involves recycling aluminium cans and then alloying the recycled aluminium with Al2O3 nano particles. The aluminium metal nano particle composite final product will then be characterized, its properties will be evaluated, and new possible applications will be recommended. Controlling of recycling parameters will improve the efficiency of the process and consequentially increase the outcomes of the process. Improving recycled aluminium properties by adding nano particles will introduce recycled metal to new applications and presumably improved products may be introduced to the market.

In this research three stainless steel alloys commonly used in the oil and gas industry in Qatar will be investigated. The purpose is to perform a comparative study about the corrosivity of the three alloys in sea water. The alloys are 304, 316, and duplex stainless steel. These alloys are very popular in applications that require good corrosion resistance. However, obtaining practical date related to their corrosion resistance in Qatar where the environmental conditions have a great effect on any material properties is very essential for good material selection process.