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Optical micrography of a longitudinal section of the fractured bolt, at the thread. The material is austenitic, free from carbides, and the threads were almost removed by the stress corrosion cracks.
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ML00157 / Feb.2020
Bolts Under Chloride SCC Conditions
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Stress Corrosion Cracks
Image by scanning electron microscopy of the metallurgically bonded interface of the internally cladded pipe. It is a longitudinal seam welded pipe, with substrate in low alloy steel X65 and clad plate in Alloy 625 (welded by a solid state process). The region is a detail in the side of the Ni alloy clad plate where a grain refinement has occurred probably due to recrystallization of a strain hardened region during later heat treatment. The microhardness of this region is a lot higher than the value obtained out of this region, in the clad plate.
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Clad Interface
Image by scanning electron microscopy of the metallurgically bonded interface of the internally cladded pipe. It is a seamless pipe in a low alloy steel X70 cladded by welding overlay of Alloy 625 (by automatic GTAW process). The region is a detail of the interface inside the Ni alloy weld metal, presenting columnar grains and intragranular preciptation. The pipe was heat treated before bending (solution annealing) and after bending (quenching and tempering to meet X70 grade). The microhardness of this region is higher than the value obtained out of this region, in the overlay.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Electrolytic Etch Micrography by SEMDf - Clad Interface
Aspect of a crevice corrosion of the flange, under the bolt head, showing evidences that the cathodic protection system was not connected to the stainless steel instrument.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Localized Corrosion
Draft of the completion riser after removal of the external case showing the hydraulic line position where the 316 tubing is welded by orbital autogenous GTAW to the Nitronic fitting (stab). In the design of these hydraulic lines, the position of the cracking in the fitting is associated to a slightly bent condition of the fitting due to the misaligment of the tubing axis and the stab axis in the connector, visible in the draft.
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ML00095 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Riser Control Line
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Identification drawingDf - General View
Detail of the fracture surface, predominantly transgranular with secondary cracks of intergranular morphology.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ForgingAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Transgranular brittle aspect of the stud fracture surface. Evidences of hydrogen embrittlement.
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Fasteners
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - StudAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Secondary Cracks
Macroscopic aspect of the 1" shaft fracture surface, revealing beach marks at the surface typical of fatigue, initiated from the surface of the spline shaft at the gear position.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fatigue Fracture

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Aspect of a 5/16" bolt manufactured in an AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel, that was also operating inside the pressure vessel, but was not yet damaged. It is a hexagonal head bolt, 1 1/2" long, fastened with a hexagonal nut and a lock washer.
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Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Low magnification micrography, by optical microscope, of the longitudinal section of a damaged bolt, in the center of the thickness. The microstructure is austenitic, free from carbides.
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Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Micrography, by optical microscope, of the longitudinal section of a damaged bolt, in the center of the thickness. The microstructure is austenitic, free from carbides, strain hardened. The hardness values of the material are from 200HV1 to 300HV1, that meets the class 2 of strenght (ASTM A193 B8M class 2).
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
Detail of the strain hardened austenitic microstructure. Micrography by optical microscope, of the longitudinal section of a bolt, in the center of the thickness.
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ML00157 / Feb.2020
Bolts Under Chloride SCC Conditions
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Strain Hardened
Aspect of a broken 5/16" bolt that was operating inside the pressure vessel in a condition that exceeds the limits of use of the AISI 316 steel. The fracture is located close to the position where there was the bolt head and the threads were "removed" close to the fracture surface.
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Bolts Under Chloride SCC Conditions
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
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ML00133 — Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
The 6 1/2" nominal diameter longitudinal seam welded pipe is internally cladded with Alloy 625. The pipe was manufactured by forming a cladded plate (probably welded by rolling) and welding it longitudinally. The pipe was heat treated (quenched and tempered) after the seam weld.
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Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Welded Joint
The macrography of a longitudinal section shows the low alloy (C-Mn) steel pipe, internally cladded with Ni alloy clad plate.
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Cm - Electrolytically Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate, in low magnification, showing a uniform microstructure,
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure obtained by the pipe quenching and tempering,
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Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure,
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite

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ML00132 — Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
The 4 1/2" nominal diameter seamless pipe internally overlaid with Alloy 625. This pipe corresponds to a 90° curve. The overlaid pipe was heat treated before and after bending. The final quenching and tempering heat treatment was conducted to meet API 5L X70 properties.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
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Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Welded Joint
The macrography of a longitudinal section shows the low alloy (C-Mn) steel pipe, internally cladded by overlay in two layers.
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Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
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Cm - Electrolytically Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate, in low magnification, showing a uniform microstructure,
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure obtained by the pipe quenching and tempering,
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Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure.
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ML00122 — Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Flanged case, 640mm long. The photo presents a general view of the instrumentation system, destroyed after only 6 months in subsea service. The system was manufactured using only 316 stainless steel and the case was 20 mm thick.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
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Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the instrument system after disassembling. The internal part of the case, where the electronic device was operating, was wet by seawater and failed to send signals to the surface.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Detail of the electronic device after removing the external case. It is corroded because seawater entered in the equipment that was pressurized from the external sea environment.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
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Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Corrosion
After a longitudinal cut of the case it was possible to see that a localized corrosion has occurred associated to the regions where there were sealed holes, plugged, in a crevice condition, not related to any welded position.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
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Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Corrosion
Micrography of the case, observed in the center of the thickness, showing an equiaxial granular austenitic microstructure, free from carbides. The structure is typical of a 316 SS, in a solution annealed condition.
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Aspect of the hydraulic line samples removed from service to be analyzed. Tubing and welded joint (bottom sample) between the 316 tubing (left side of the sample) and the nitronic fitting (right side of the sample). The cracking is located 10 mm far from the weld, autogenous orbital GTAW.
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ML00095 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Riser Control Line
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Scanning electron microscopy image of the external surface of the line at the cracking position showing multiple cracks, branched, transverse to the line axis.
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ML00095 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Riser Control Line
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Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - External Surface
Detail, by scanning electron microscopy, of the external surface of the line at the cracking position presenting branched cracks, transverse to the line axis. The surface of the fitting is fully stained (dark grey), from where the cracks start, indicating that the material loose passivation in these regions.
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ML00095 / Sep.2017
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Detail of the welded joint between the 316 tubing (left side) and the nitronic fitting (right side). The through wall cracking is transverse to the line, in the fitting, 10 mm far from the weld, where the fitting was slightly bent to be assembled (cold bent).
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ML00095 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Riser Control Line
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Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Welded Joint
The longitudinal section macrography of the welded joint sample shows that the cracks are positioned in the fitting, about 10 mm far from the weld.
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ML00095 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Riser Control Line
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ML00078 — Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea ConnectorM - NiCrFe AlloyP - ForgingAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Brittle aspect of the failure of the conector in the male thread. Both sides of the fracture.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
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Micrography of the longitudinal section of the forging material, presenting a granular austenite, precipitation hardened.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
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Fractography by SEM, showing intergranular and transgranular fracture micromechanisms.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
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Micrography of the longitudinal section of the conector, at the fracture position, showing secondary cracks from the fracture surface.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
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The micrographic detail of the longitudinal section at the fracture surface shows intergranular morphology for the secondary cracks (longitudinal to the forging axis).
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
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ML00075 — Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea FastenersM - NiCrFe AlloyP - StudAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Macroscopic aspect of the stud that broke transverse to the axis, at the bottom of the thread fillet, presenting a brittle aspect.
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Fasteners
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The stud presents an austenitic structure, with primary and secondary precipitates of a size that is visible in low magnification microscopy.
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Fasteners
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The stud structure evidences grain boundaries precipitation of probably delta phase (an overaging of the hardening precipitate).
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
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Micrography of a longitudinal section of the stud, at the fracture surface, in the thread.
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
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Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the stud, at the fracture surface, in the thread. It is possible to see primary precipitates (yellow) already cracked and intergranular propagation.
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
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Macroscopic aspect of the 1" shaft fracture surface, revealing beach marks at the surface typical of fatigue, initiated from the surface of the spline shaft at the gear position.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
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Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fatigue Fracture
SEM fractograph at 1200x magnification showing an intergranular fracture surface with angular, faceted grains and fine feather-like markings.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
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Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Fracture
Microscopic detail of the transgranular striation in the fracture surface.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
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The micrography of a transverse section of the shaft shows the granular austenitic structure close to the surface of the shaft.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface

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