Fractography by SEM

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Condition: Damage Microstructure: Martensite clear all

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Fractographic image of the actual rod rupture, showing that the material fractured by an intergranular micromechanism, evidencing a tempered martensite embrittlement.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Microscopic aspect of the fracture, propagating by contact fatigue.
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Fracture
The fracture micromechanism is intergranular in the region where the failure has iniciated.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Microscopic detail of the fracture surface in the position where the fracture is intergranular, probably due to the MIC attack creating an embrittled condition of the material.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
The fractography by SEM shows intergranular fracture close to the external surface of the pin.
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ML00009 / Sep.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking

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ML00182 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing RodM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Fractographic detail of the intergranular micromechanism, evidencing a tempered martensite embrittlement.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Fractographic detail of the intergranular micromechanism, evidencing a tempered martensite embrittlement.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Broken tensile testpiece fractography showing predominantly dimples as the fracture micromechanism, and some integranular aspects. It shows that in this uniaxial and without stress concentration raisers, the material presented a ductile behavior.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Broken Testpiece
Broken Charpy V testpiece fractography showing intergranular fracture micromechanism. It reveals the brittle material behavior when under critical conditions, like the one that was present in the service application (with a triaxial condition in the notch).
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Broken Testpiece
ML00093 — MIC of a Drilling ToolM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Fractographic detail by SEM of the intergranular micromechanism in the region where the failure has iniciated.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
The fracture micromechanism is transgranular by quasecleavage in the region where the failure has propagated.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Transgranular Fracture
Fractographic detail by SEM of the transgranular micromechanism by quasecleavage in the region where the failure has propagated.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Transgranular Fracture
ML00080 — MIC of Stacking Disc SpringsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Microscopic detail of the fracture surface in the position where the fracture is intergranular, probably due to the MIC attack creating an embrittled condition of the material. A surface film is evident in this position suggesting that the fracture remained open and exposed to the environment during a certain time before the failure was detected.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Fracture micromechanisms. Intergranular fracture in the top of the figure (close to the groove) and transgranular fracture in the bottom of the figure, where the mechanism changed to transgranular by quasecleavage.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Microscopic detail of the fracture surface where it is transgranular, by quasecleavage. This aspect is similar to the one expected for this high strenght material without any embrittlement.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Transgranular Fracture
Microscopic detail of the fracture surface where it is transgranular, by quasecleavage. This aspect is similar to the one expected for this high strenght material without any embrittlement.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Transgranular Fracture
ML00009 — Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Fractographic detail by SEM of the intergranular fracture close to the external surface of the pin.
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ML00009 / Sep.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking
The fractography by SEM shows quasecleavage mechanism in the middle of the wall thickness of the pin.
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ML00009 / Sep.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Transgranular Cracking
Fractographic detail by SEM of the quasecleavage mechanism in the middle of the wall thickness of the pin.
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ML00009 / Sep.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Transgranular Crack