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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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General aspect of the 5/8" allen bolt that was found fractured in an instrument connected to a subsea BOP. The fracture presented a brittle aspect and occurred at the bolt head to threaded body transition.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Aspect of the broken spring. The wire is 1 1/2" diameter and the ourter diameter of the spirals is 12 1/2", in a 20" height spring. It was broken in several pieces.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the Nitronic 60 cylinder, OD 36.4mm, presenting pits at the external surface.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - External Surface
The stainless steel spring broke without any evidence of plastic deformation. The round wire 1/8" diameter has ruptured in a brittle way in this 2" long spring of external diameter of 1/2".
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ML00076 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-7 PH Subsea Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - WireAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the broken bolt 1 1/2" nominal diameter, after a short time in service (non residente subsea equipment) under cathodic protection. The bolt broke at the thread fillet, close to the head.
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ML00074 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View

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ML00137 — Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve SpringM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Aspect of the fracture of the spring. Close to the surface the fracture presents the aspect of rusted spots.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
The spring ruptured in several positions. This is the aspect of one of the fractures of the spring. In the initiation of the fracture (top side of the figure) the fracture presents a different morphology.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Brittle Fracture
Corroded spots (shallow pits) at the spring surface.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - At the Surface
Aspect of the fracture surface showing a strong difference between the fracture initiation and fracture propagation. This fracture was sectioned and the micrographies are presented showing the diferences in the fracture morphology.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
ML00121 — Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Aspect of the 17-4 PH rod, OD 10.6 mm, presenting deep pits at the external surface.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - External Surface
ML00076 — Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-7 PH Subsea SpringM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - WireAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Detailed aspect of the spring close to the fracture position. The wire surface shows a morphology that reveals the material structure.
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ML00076 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-7 PH Subsea Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - WireAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture

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The location of the threaded fitting started leaking after less than five years in service. Although the corrosion rate was not high, the localized material loss in the threaded surface of the carbon steel flange allowed the connection leakage.
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ML00184 / Apr.2023
Dissimilar Steels in a Threaded Connection
M - Low Carbon SteelP - ForgingAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Front wheel 17 x 7J of a passenger vehicle (identified as WHEEL 1) that broke during a car accident on a road.
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ML00183 / Dec.2022
Ductile Behavior of an Aluminum Wheel
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - CastingAp - AutomotiveCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Tool fixture 5" long, nominal diameter 2", presenting a recess 1/2" deep from two sides. The rupture occurred about 2" from the end of the rod. Scale in milimeters.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Pinion of hypoid gearbox, assembled in a 1560-mm long shaft that operated during more than 60,000 hours, and removed from service due to unacceptable wear damage.
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the 3 1/2" diameter tube after the water leakage in high temperature.
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
2" drain line from the main 10" line. The leakage occurred at the margin of the weld, a short time after the introduction of the reinforced ribs to reduce vibration.
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ML00179 / Feb.2022
Hydrides in Titanium Weld
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - In Field WeldAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Field photoDf - General View
The drilling connector, 21" diameter, presented a crack at the margin of the weld in the forging side (left side of the weld in the figure).
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ML00178 / Jan.2022
Cold cracks in Cr-Mo Welded Forging
M - CrMo SteelP - ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Macrography of the longitudinally seam weld of the 24" diameter tube, showing that it was welded from both sides and there is a segregation line in the center of the tube thickness.
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ML00177 / Dec.2021
Cr-Mo Seam Welded Tube
M - CrMo SteelP - Longitudinally Seam WeldedAp - Fired HeaterCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Seam
The titanium rotor blade of a flowmeter broke after two years in service in an acid environment, containing H2S.
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ML00176 / Nov.2021
Hydride Formation in a Titanium Blade
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - BladeAp - Oil and GasCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the wire rope, 1 1/2" diameter, presenting regions of flattened areas at the surface of the outer wires. It is a 6 x 19 Seale construction, right regular lay.
552
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ML00175 / Aug.2021
Localized External Wear of a Wire Rope
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
The carcass was manufactured using niobium stabilized plates, grade AISI 347, with circumferential welds, where the through wall cracks were detected.
300
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ML00174 / Jul.2021
Carburization of a 347 SS Welded Joint
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Cm - Field photoDf - General View
Aged microstructure of the HP stainless steel, modified with 1%Nb, cast fitting, tubular, operating for 6 years in a furnace which design temperature is 1100°C. The material presented a network of primary carbides, white and grey, and an austenitic matrix with coalescing secondary precipitation. Some voids. The Vickers identation indicates a hardness value about 260HV 100g in the aged austenitic matrix.
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Microhardness identations

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