Heat Exchanger

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

The scanning electron microscopy image of the internal surface of the tube in position 2 shows a localized  corrosion region with intergranular morphology, as well a crack from the corroded region.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Intergranular Corrosion
Aspect of the heat exchanger plate showing the rupture of the plate in multiple cracks, starting at the side of the crude oil with high salinity.
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ML00051 / Apr.2020
Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger Plate
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Cracking
Aspect of the CuZn platesheet where it is corroded (cooling medium side).  The (hot) air cooler uses treated seawater as the cooling medium and the corroded regions are associated to the regions in the heat exchanger of higher temperatures, and the leakage occurred in regions of contact of the platesheet to cooper alloy tubes.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Corrosion

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ML00086 — Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrography of the 1.65 mm thickness tube, in the middle of the thickness of the longitudinal section.  This part of the tube is located in the colder part of the equipment, position 1.  The material presented carbide precipitation at grain boundaries (not yet fully surrounding the grains) and at this point the tube presented no internal corrosion.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Micrography of the 1.65 mm thickness tube, in the middle of the thickness of the longitudinal section.  This part of the tube is located in position 2, where the temperature was higher and the carbide precipitation increased during service.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intergranular Precipitation
Micrography of the 1.65 mm thickness tube, in the middle of the thickness of the longitudinal section.  This part of the tube is located in position 3, where intergranular and transgranular carbide precipitation occurred during service.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intragranular Secondary Precipitation
The low magnification image of the internal surface of the tube, in position 2, shows several points of localized corrosion, with intergranular morphology.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the tube in position 2, presenting thinning by intergranular corrosion at the internal surface.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intergranular Corrosion

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ML00051 — Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger PlateM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Macrography of the surface of the cracked heat exchanger plate, manufactured in austenitic stainless steel.
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ML00051 / Apr.2020
Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger Plate
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Cracking
Micrography of the plate material presenting a granular austenitic structure, free from precipitation.
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ML00051 / Apr.2020
Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger Plate
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Eletrolytically Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of the austenitic microstructure of the heat exchanger plate, free from carbides that suggest the adoption of a material in a solution annealed condition, although the high hardness level indicates cold working.
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ML00051 / Apr.2020
Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger Plate
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Eletrolytically Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Micrography presenting the transgranular morphology of the stress corrosion cracks of the austenitic plate.  EDS analysis at the plate surface indicated high Cl peaks.
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ML00051 / Apr.2020
Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger Plate
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Eletrolytically Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
ML00051 / Apr.2020
Chloride SCC of 316 Heat Exchanger Plate
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Heat Exchanger PartAp - FPSOCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Corrosion Cracking
ML00125 — Dezincification of a Cooler TubesheetM - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Aspect of the tubesheet after removal of the cooper alloy tubes and water cleaning. The corrosion is more intense in the regions of tube connection.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Surface AspectDf - Corrosion
Transverse section of the tubesheet, after removal of the tubes.  The seawater sie is to the top of the figure.  It is possible to see regions of localized corrosion close to the tube position and a red layer all through the plate surface.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Corrosion
Macrographic detail of the transverse section of the tubesheet at the cooper alloy tube position, after removal of the 5/8" tube.  The red layer at the top of the plate (exposed to the cooling medium - treated seawater) is a region of selective corrosion, dezincification.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Corrosion
ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion