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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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The fracture surface in the sample shows columnar grains in the weld and large facets in the heat affected zone (HAZ) close to the internal surface of the carcass (to the top of the image).
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ML00174 / Jul.2021
Carburization of a 347 SS Welded Joint
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Microscopic image by scanning electron microscope (SEM) of the ring surface that presented pites under fouling deposits.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
Detail of the pin fracture surface, presenting both a flat aspect and a rough aspect in a shearing section of 2.5 mm width.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fracture
After opening a crack it was possible to see the fracture appearance.
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ML00071 / Jan.2019
Reheating Cracking of a CrMo Vessel Weld
M - CrMo SteelP - In Field WeldAp - EnergyCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fracture
Micrographic detail of the original casting blade structure. The tempered martensite is more clearly revealed by the scanning electron microscopy. The average hardness level measured in this side is 270 HV.
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Base Metal Left Side
Casting defect identified in the micrographic section, as polished, of the sample removed from the blade. The total lenght of the defect detected by magnetic particle during inspection is 10 mm.
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Void

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ML00174 — Carburization of a 347 SS Welded JointM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Detail of the fracture in the heat affected zone, showing a flat fracture where the fracture is close to the surface of the plate, exposed to the high temperature exhausting gases.
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ML00174 / Jul.2021
Carburization of a 347 SS Welded Joint
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
ML00124 — MIC of a Martensitic Valve RingM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Microscopic details of the ring surface showing the fouling at the surface and localized corrosion under the deposits.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
Higher magnification of the localized corrosion, showing that there are cracks at the margin of the corroded region.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
SEM image showing a branching surface crack extending from a region of granular corrosion deposits into the polished substrate.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
Intergranular morphology inside the pitting and evidences of chemical attack (dissolution).
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
ML00046 — Brittle Fracture of SS Shear PinM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Fracture appearance in a sheared region, presenting a ductile morphology for the fracture micromechanism.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Ductile Fracture
Fracture appearance in a brittle region, presenting an intergranular morphology.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking
ML00071 — Reheating Cracking of a CrMo Vessel WeldM - CrMo SteelP - In Field WeldAp - EnergyCd - Welding Defect
Intergranular morphology of the fracture in a scanning electron microscopy image.
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ML00071 / Jan.2019
Reheating Cracking of a CrMo Vessel Weld
M - CrMo SteelP - In Field WeldAp - EnergyCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking
ML00055 — CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by WeldingM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Higher magnification of the martensitic structure of the original casting blade structure, hardness level of 270HV10.
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Base Metal Left Side
Micrographic detail of the inserted casting structure. The martensite presents a less tempering aspect than the original casting revealing that it was heat treated in a different condition. The average hardness level measured in this side is 370 HV.
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Base Metal Right Side
Higher magnification of the martensitic structure of the inserted casting structure, hardness level of 370HV10.
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Base Metal Right Side
Micrographic detail of the original casting blade fusion line, presenting the tempered martensitic structure similar for the HAZ (left side of the figure) and the weld metal (right side of the figure).
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Fusion Line Left Side
Micrographic detail of the original casting blade fusion line, presenting the tempered martensitic structure similar for the HAZ (left side of the figure) and the weld metal (right side of the figure).
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Fusion Line Left Side

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ML00017 — Casting Defect in CA6NMM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Region of a casting void in the blade. As polished.
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Void