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March 19th, 2014 6:00 pm 
Irvine Duck Club
5 Riparian View
Irvine, Ca 92612



Casting Defects and Repairs - Common Problem on New Construction Projects

 

Cathleen Shargay,
Technical Director - Fluor Enterprises


Abstract:
This presentation describe nine case histories (many with multiple castings) where casting defects, rejections or repairs caused significant impacts to project costs and/or schedule. All these cases involved alloys, such as Cr-Mo low alloy steels, 300 series stainless steels or nickel-based alloys. The defects were detected during either installation or during plant hydrotesting. Three root causes have been defined, namely casting defects due to poorly designed molds or inadequate casting procedures, improper heat treatment and contamination from scrap. Various improvements are being tried, and some industry standards are being revised to add additional quality control and assurance, but more widespread application of these steps is needed.


Bio:
Cathleen Shargay is the Technical Director/Supervisor of the Materials and Welding Engineering group at Fluor Enterprises in Aliso Viejo, CA. She has over 30 years of experience in the areas of metallurgy, welding, corrosion control, materials selection, and fabrication. Ms. Shargay previously worked
at Chevron and ARCO. Her experiences have included materials selection, failure analysis, research, technical consulting, specifications development, fire damage assessment and practical field support. Ms. Shargay is very active in industry societies, primarily in NACE and API. She was honored by her industry colleagues with a NACE Technical Achievement Award and an appointment to the NACE STG 34 Refinery Corrosion Group Chairman position. She has over 45 publications in her field.


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