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Micrographic detail of the forging lap defect that appears at the nut surface like a crack, filled with oxides. The nut presented a martensitic structure in the center of the nut, but in the regions adjacent to the defect the structure is ferritic-bainitic due to decarburization. There are several globular oxides (grey spots) that became entrapped during the forging.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
Micrography of the nut in the longitudinal direction, in the center of the thickness, presenting a granular austenitic structure free from detrimental phases.
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ML00062 / Apr.2017
Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer Insert
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Visual aspect from the external side of the 14"ND flange butt welded to a pipe, presenting a through wall crack about 5mm to 10mm from the butt welding.
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Through Wall Cracking
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
Internal aspect of the 8" diameter pipe that suffered localized thinning and leakage. The vertical weld is the pipe seam and the horizontal weld is the circunferential butt weld.
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Localized Thinning
Longitudinal section of the fitting in the center of the thickness (2"). Refined ferritic structure.
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ML00030 / Jan.2017
Forging for High Pressure Application
M - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Ferrite
Transverse section of the 2" diameter pipe at the pitting location. The pipe was leaking.
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Pitting

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ML00099 — Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated NutM - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Micrography of the nut in a section transverse to the surface indication. There are several microcracks (parallel and perpendicular to the nut surface) filled with oxides. The nut presented a martensitic microstructure in the center of the thickness and a ferritic-bainitic microstructure at surface and adjacent to the defect, due to decarburization occurred during high temperature forging.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
The general aspect of the 1 1/8" 2H nut, presenting rejectable indications that appear like cracks, located in the face and in the lateral side of the nut.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect in detail of the 1 1/8" 2H nut face, presenting rejectable indications that appear like cracks.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Lap
The general aspect of the lateral side of the 1 1/8" 2H nut, presenting a rejectable indication that looks like a straight crack.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Lap
Micrographic detail of the lap at the nut surface, as polished. The 20 microns cadmium layer is evident, penetrating in the lap.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Lap

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ML00062 — Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer InsertM - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
The nut was sectioned in the longitudinal direction to reveal the position of the Nylon insert.
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ML00062 / Apr.2017
Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer Insert
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Transverse Section
Micrography of the nut in the longitudinal direction, at the thread, presenting a granular austenitic structure free from detrimental phases or cold forming effects.
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ML00062 / Apr.2017
Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer Insert
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Machined Thread
Micrographic detail of the nut at the thread, presenting a granular austenitic structure free from cold forming effects.
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ML00062 / Apr.2017
Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer Insert
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Machined Thread
Micrography of the nut in the longitudinal direction, at the Nylon insert position, showing a cold formed region at the end of the nut, with high hardness levels (about 600 HV100g).
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ML00062 / Apr.2017
Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer Insert
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
Micrographic detail of the nut at the cold formed region where the nut was bent over the Nylon insert. It is possible to see strain hardened structures (600HV 100g).
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ML00062 / Apr.2017
Inconel 718 Lock Nut with Polymer Insert
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - Cold FormedAp - PipingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
ML00002 — Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSSM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
External surface aspect of the flange showing preferential dissolution, responsible for nucleation of the through wall cracking.
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Preferential Dissolution
Detail of the region at the flange external surface where the material is suffering the preferential corrosion.
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Preferential Dissolution
Macrography of a longitudinal section of the flange to pipe weld, cracked in the flange. Pipe thickness, measured, is 5 mm. Flange thickness at the welded region is 7.5 mm. The macro was etched using NaOH solution, electrolytic.
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Macrography transverse to the circunferential weld, longitudinal to the piping, presenting the location, a little far from the welded joint margin, where the through wall cracking is positioned.
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Through Wall Cracking
Longitudinal section micrography at the cracked position, close to the external surface of the flange, showing cracks transverse to the thickness, associated to the microstructure.
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Cracks Transverse to the Surface

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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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ML00005 — Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti PipeM - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
External aspect of the 8" diameter pipe that suffered localized thinning and leakage associated to the welded regions. The vertical weld is the pipe seam and the horizontal weld is the circunferential butt weld.
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Welded Joint
Aspect of the internal surface of the pipe at the welded region, showing the interface of the thinning area in the weld and the pipe base metal.
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Localized Thinning
Region of the localized thinning at the weld metal, in a metallographic section, as polished. In the base metal the hydride layer is continuous and no thinning is evident (left side of the figure) and in the weld metal it is detached and cracked (right side of the figure).
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Localized Thinning
The microstructure of the pipe base metal, in the center of the thickness, is granular alpha.
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Kroll Etched Micrography by OMDf - Granular structure
The pipe base metal, at the internal surface, presents a hydride layer showing that the environment is absorbing hydrogen. Although there are microcracks in this layer it did not detach in the base metal.
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Kroll Etched Micrography by OMDf - Hydride Formation

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ML00030 — Forging for High Pressure ApplicationM - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Longitudinal section of the fitting in the center of the thickness (2"). Refined ferritic structure.
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ML00030 / Jan.2017
Forging for High Pressure Application
M - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Grain refined structure
Longitudinal section of the fitting in the center of the thickness (2"). Refined ferritic structure.
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ML00030 / Jan.2017
Forging for High Pressure Application
M - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Grain refined structure
ML00014 — Pitting Corrosion in 316SS PipeM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
The external surface of the 2" diameter pipe is rusted and the leakage is associated to “holes” that appear very small at the surface but that open a large hole in the middle of the thickness.
507
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Corrosion
Image of the external surface of the pipe presenting regions of localized corrosion (in the beginning) and deposits
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
Image of the external surface of the pipe presenting deposits where there is a localized corrosion at the surface.
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
Image of the external surface of the pipe presenting the aspect of the localized corrosion by pitting.
297
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
Micrography of a transverse section of the pipe, presenting the pitting corrosion. As polished.
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Pitting

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