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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Micrography of a longitudinal section, in the center, of the broken 5/8" bolt, presenting an aged martensitic structure. There are vertical "lines" that correspond to segregation bands due to the forming direction. These bands are evident only using low magnification microscopy.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Longitudinal section micrography in a position of the thread, far from the failure. The stud presented a quenching and tempering structure and the thread was machined.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Machined Thread
Microstructural analysis of the valve body structure, close to the position where the cracking has occurred. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with a large amount of detrimental phases associated to the ferritic structure, probably sigma phase.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Sigma
Micrography of a transverse section of the forged bar in the center of the thickness. Ferrite and austenite. Coarse structure.
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ML00123 / Feb.2018
Non Qualified Superduplex for Subsea
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Transverse Section
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section in the center of the thickness, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, equiaxial grains, and evidences of the manufacturing process by hot forming.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section in the center of the bolt. Granular austenitic microstructure, equiaxial, primary precipitates (isolated), precipitation hardened (not detectable by metalography, only because of the hardness level)
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ML00106 / Dec.2017
Inconel 718 Submarine Bolt
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Low magnification micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt thread, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened austenitic structure in the longitudinal section of the bolt.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite

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ML00139 — Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen BoltM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Micrography of a longitudinal section, in the center, of the broken 5/8" bolt, presenting an aged martensitic structure.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the aged martensitic structure. The bolt presented variations in the previous austenite grain boundaries from the center of the thickness to the surface. No delta ferrite or retained austenite islands are evidenced.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the 5/8" bolt, at the bottom of the thread, presenting a refined structure compared to the center of the bolt and a mark at the thread flank that was probably created during tightening of the bolt.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the 5/8" bolt, at the bottom of the thread, presenting a refined structure compared to the center of the bolt. The structure is aged martensite.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the aged martensite structure, refined when compared to the structure in the center of the bolt.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite

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ML00136 — Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea StudsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Microstructure of the stud in the longitudinal section, presenting segregated bands, not uniformly distributed in the section. The bands are associated to elongated and aligned inclusions, and a refined microstructure, probably due to carbon and alloying elements concentration.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Microstructure of the stud in the longitudinal section, out of a region of segregation, where the tempered martensitic microstructure appears more uniform.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the segregated bands, not uniformly distributed in the section. The bands are associated to elongated and aligned inclusions, and a refined microstructure, probably due to carbon and alloying elements concentration. The localized microhardness (50g) in the band showed levels about 540HV, and out of the band, in the same localtion, presented an average hardness of 321 HV, indicating that the material is non uniform in the regions where there are bands.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrographic detail of the martensitic structure of the stud in the longitudinal section, out of a region of segregation, where the microstructure appears more uniform and the microhardness is about 370HV (50g).
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Low magnification micrography of a stud longitudinal section in the first thread fillet adjacent to the fracture, presenting a large secondary crack without any deformation evidence. This reveals a brittle material behavior, although the hardness measured at the stud end revealed 33HRc, as should be expected by the material specification.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Secondary Cracks

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ML00134 — Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve BodyM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic detail of the valve body structure, close to the position where the cracking has occurred. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with a large amount of detrimental phases associated to the ferritic structure, probably sigma phase.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Sigma
Metallographic detail of the large amount of sigma phase, associated to the ferritic structure.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Sigma
Microstructural analysis of the valve body structure, far from the position where the cracking has occurred, in the bottom of the body. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with some sigma phase, not in a large amount, indicating the valve structure was not uniform.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
Micrographic detail of the valve body structure, far from the position where the cracking has occurred, in the bottom of the body. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with some sigma phase, not in a large amount, indicating the valve structure was not uniform.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
Micrographic detail of the valve body structure, far from the position where the cracking has occurred, in the bottom of the body. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with some sigma phase, not in a large amount, indicating the valve structure was not uniform.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite

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ML00123 — Non Qualified Superduplex for SubseaM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the forged bar in the center of the thickness. Ferrite and austenite. Coarse structure.
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ML00123 / Feb.2018
Non Qualified Superduplex for Subsea
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a transverse section of the forged bar in the center of the thickness. Ferrite and austenite. The ferrite amount, measured by metallographic method, manual counting, is 59%.
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ML00123 / Feb.2018
Non Qualified Superduplex for Subsea
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Transverse Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the forged bar in the center of the thickness. Ferrite and austenite. The average austenite spacing is 80 microns, a lot larger than the maximum allowed in the specification, of 30 microns. No detrimental phases were identified at the ferrite/austenite interfaces, but the ferrite phase presented a rough aspect. Higher magnification analysis would be required to identify precipitation.
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ML00123 / Feb.2018
Non Qualified Superduplex for Subsea
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of the ferrite and austenite structure in the transverse section of the forged bar, in the center of the thickness.
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ML00123 / Feb.2018
Non Qualified Superduplex for Subsea
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
Micrographic detail of the ferrite and austenite structure in the longitudinal section of the forged bar, in the center of the thickness.
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ML00123 / Feb.2018
Non Qualified Superduplex for Subsea
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - BarAp - Oil and GasCd - Not according to spec
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
ML00121 — Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section in the center of the thickness, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with some aligned non metallic inclusions.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section in the center of the thickness, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, equiaxial grains, typical of a solution annealed condition.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section close to the surface, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with a shadow close to the external surface that is associated to a small layer of strain hardened structure (deformation twins).
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section close to the surface, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with a 0.15mm layer of strain hardened structure (deformation twins).
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section close to the surface, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with a layer of strain hardened structure (deformation twins).
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened

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ML00106 — Inconel 718 Submarine BoltM - NiCrFe AlloyP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrography of a longitudinal section in the center of the bolt. Granular austenitic microstructure, equiaxial, primary precipitates (isolated), precipitation hardened (not detectable by metalography, only because of the hardness level)
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ML00106 / Dec.2017
Inconel 718 Submarine Bolt
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Low magnification micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt thread, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating that it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial.
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ML00106 / Dec.2017
Inconel 718 Submarine Bolt
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt thread, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating that it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial.
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ML00106 / Dec.2017
Inconel 718 Submarine Bolt
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Machined Thread
ML00105 — Inconel 718 Bolt of Special HeadM - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt thread, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Machined Thread
Micrographic detail of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt thread, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Machined Thread
Low magnification micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt head, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt head, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt head, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Equiaxial Grains

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ML00101 — High Strength 316SS BoltM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, in the center of the body thickness. Strain hardened austenic structure.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, in the center of the body thickness. Strain hardened austenic structure.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, at the thread. The bolt was cold deformed and the thread was cold rolled.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, at the thread. The bolt was cold deformed and the thread was cold rolled.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened austenitic structure at the thread.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite