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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Aspect of a flared tubing, cold deformed at 37°, and the circumferential cracking.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
General view of the nodular cast iron crankshaft, 240 mm long, in process of heat treatment.  The main and rod bearings, 54 mm diameter, are heat treated  by localized quenching and tempering.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Shaft pinion presenting the bearing surface, with machining markes, from where the thermal spray layer was detached.  The diameter of the 880 mm long shaft in this region is about 75 mm.
426
ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
The micrography of the transverse section shows coarse grains and biphasic structure.  Alpha grains and a lamellar eutectoid structure can be observed in the material.
464
ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the External Surface
The intake valve seat cylinder, manufactured in a high alloy white cast iron, presents a network of primary carbides, not degradated even after high temperature exposition during all lifetime.
632
ML00003 / Apr.2017
Cast iron Engine Valve Seats
M - White Cast IronP - Valve SeatAp - MaritimeCd - Microstructural Evolution
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Network of Primary Carbides

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ML00167 — Fatigue of a Flared Tubing ConnectionM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Longitudinal Section
ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fracture

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ML00154 — High Strength Cast Iron CrankshaftM - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Micrography of a crankshaft longitudinal section at the shaft edge, in the as polished condition, presenting nodular graphite, well distruibuted.
139
ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - At the Surface
As polished micrography of the crankshaft at the shaft edge, close to the surface.  Graphite in nodules.
126
ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Graphite in Nodules
As polished micrographic detail of the graphite in nodules, close to the surface of the shaft edge, in a longitudinal section.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Graphite in Nodules
Macrography of a longitudinal section of the crankshaft showing the rod bearing in the center (the rod is 54mm diameter), as well as two main bearings in both lateral sides.  It is possible to see that the surface was heat treated and the hardened layer is about 3mm deep from the surface.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Macrographic detail of the hardened layer, about 3mm deep from the surface. Important to observe that the bearing is not heat treated in the radius, only in the contact area.  The hardness at the surface is 430HV and the hardness in the base metal is 260HV.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Surface Layer

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ML00108 — Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion ShaftM - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Layer Detachment
ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Coating Layer
ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Coating Layer
ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coating Layer

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ML00044 — Centrifugally Cast CuAl BushingM - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the External Surface
ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the Internal Surface
ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the Internal Surface
ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - In the Center of the Thickness
ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Columnar Grains
ML00003 — Cast iron Engine Valve SeatsM - White Cast IronP - Valve SeatAp - MaritimeCd - Microstructural Evolution
The intake valve seat cylinder, manufactured in a high alloy white cast iron, presents a network of primary carbides, not degradated even after high temperature exposition during all lifetime.
206
ML00003 / Apr.2017
Cast iron Engine Valve Seats
M - White Cast IronP - Valve SeatAp - MaritimeCd - Microstructural Evolution
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Network of Primary Carbides
The exhaust valve seat cylinder, manufactured in a high alloy white cast iron, presents a coalesced structure, degradated by high temperature exposition during the lifetime.
182
ML00003 / Apr.2017
Cast iron Engine Valve Seats
M - White Cast IronP - Valve SeatAp - MaritimeCd - Microstructural Evolution
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Coalesced structure
The exhaust valve seat cylinder, manufactured in a high alloy white cast iron, presents a coalesced structure, degradated by high temperature exposition during the lifetime.
137
ML00003 / Apr.2017
Cast iron Engine Valve Seats
M - White Cast IronP - Valve SeatAp - MaritimeCd - Microstructural Evolution
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Coalesced structure