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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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The macrography of a longitudinal section of the tube in the damaged area shows the circunferential cracks, from the internal and external sides of the tube. The outer diameter of the tube is in the top of the figure and the inner diameter is in the bottom of the figure. From the outside there are several paralel cracks, as well as from the inner side.
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ML00104 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Cracks
Aspect of the internal surface of the 2" nominal diameter pipe, SCH 40, presenting a circumferential through wall cracking in the pipe, not associated to any of the welded joints. It is possible to see the cracking parallel to the two welded joints: the pipe to weldolet (left side of the figure); and the pipe to flange (right side of the figure).
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Through Wall Cracking
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
The main pipe, ND 18", has suffered a pipe through wall cracking at the margin of the 1 1/2" branch socket weld.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Crack
Polished cross-section showing rounded graphite nodules within a ferritic matrix, bordered by an irregular oxidized region at the surface edge.
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ML00001 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of Cast Iron
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastAp - SiderurgyCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Oxide Layer

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ML00104 — Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler TubeM - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Micrographic details of the longitudinal section of the tube, close to OD, showing paralel cracks, filled with oxides, perpendicular to the surface.
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ML00104 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracks Transverse to the Surface
Micrographic details of the longitudinal section of the tube, close to OD, showing paralel cracks, filled with oxides, perpendicular to the surface.
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ML00104 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Thermal Fatigue Cracks
Micrographic details of the longitudinal section of the tube, close to ID, showing paralel cracks, filled with oxides, perpendicular to the surface.
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ML00104 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracks Transverse to the Surface
Micrographic details of the longitudinal section of the tube, close to ID, showing paralel cracks, filled with oxides, perpendicular to the surface.
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ML00104 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Thermal Fatigue Cracks
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the tube, close to OD, showing the cracks from the surface. The cracks are filled with oxides and slightly opened by corrosion.
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ML00104 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of a Boiler Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Autogenously Welded TubeAp - BoilerCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Thermal Fatigue Cracks

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ML00012 — Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Aspect of the internal surface of the 2" nominal diameter pipe, SCH 40, presenting a circumferential through wall cracking in the pipe, not associated to any of the welded joints. It is possible to see the cracking parallel to the two welded joints: the pipe to weldolet (left side of the figure); and the pipe to flange (right side of the figure).
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Through Wall Cracking
After opening the cracking the fracture surface aspect evidences fatigue cracking propagation, starting from the external side (OD).
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Fatigue Fracture
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe (seamless), that shows the through wall cracking, straigth and not associated to any welded region or microstructural problem.
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Through Wall Cracking
Micrography of the pipe in a longitudinal section, close to the external surface, showing a pit (adjacent to the through wall cracking). The corrosion spt is not associated to any microstructural feature.
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Pitting
Aspect of a micrographic sample by scanning electron microscopy showing the external pipe surface, in the bottom, the fracture at the left side of the figure and several spots of pitting corrosion from the external surface. The polished section (transverse to the fracture and in a longitudinal section of the pipe) shows the morphology of the pit , 0.2 mm depth. Original magnification 50x.
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Pitting

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ML00041 — Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline ShaftM - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
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
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
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
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
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Fracture
Micrographic aspect of a longitudinal section of the splined shaft, at the fracture surface (top of the figure). The transgranular fatigue propagation presents shallow secondary cracks at regions of particles in the structure.
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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 - Transgranular Cracking
Micrographic aspect of a longitudinal section of the splined shaft, at the fracture. Transgranular fatigue propagation from the splined region.
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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 - Transgranular Crack
ML00006 — Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
The macro section transverse to the welded region, show that the through wall cracking occurred in the pipe base metal, from the margin of the weld.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Through Wall Cracking
Macro transverse to the weld showing that the fracture occurred in the main pipe, at the margin of the weld.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Fracture
The fracture surface of the main pipe is presented in low magnification (external pipe surface in the top) showing a flat propagation starting from the contour of the weld margin.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Margin of the Weld Crack
Fracture surface micromechanism by striation, evidence of FATIGUE.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Striation
Fracture surface micromechanism by striation, evidence of FATIGUE.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Striation

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ML00001 — Thermal Fatigue of Cast IronM - Nodular Cast IronP - CastAp - SiderurgyCd - Thermal Fatigue
Flat casting product presenting several thermal fatigue cracks all thorugh the surfaces. 1" thicknes.
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ML00001 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of Cast Iron
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastAp - SiderurgyCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracks Transverse to the Surface
Detail of figure 2, showing multiple fatigue cracks due to thermal cycles.
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ML00001 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of Cast Iron
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastAp - SiderurgyCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Cracks Transverse to the Surface
The graphite nodules remain at the surface and the matrix was consumed during high temperature exposition.
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ML00001 / Dec.2017
Thermal Fatigue of Cast Iron
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastAp - SiderurgyCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Oxide Layer

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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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