Kalling Etched Micrography by OM

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Micrographic detail of the intergranular cracks in the transition between the threaded body and the head of the non broken bolt, indicating that this bolt was also embrittled and could fail soon.
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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 - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the spring indicating that under the deposits there are intergranular cracks initiating at the spring surface.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of a transverse section of the ring at the cracking position. The cracks are intergranular and opened at the position close to the surface. it is possible to identify dissolution of the structure adjacent to the grain boundaries,
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the connector, at the fracture surface (in the top), showing intergranular secondary cracks.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ForgingAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the stud, at the fracture surface, in the thread. It is possible to see primary precipitates (yellow) already cracked and intergranular propagation.
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ML00075 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Fasteners
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - StudAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of intergranular cracks close to the fracture of the bolt, near the bolt surface where the macroscopi aspect was brittle.
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ML00074 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking

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ML00137 — Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve SpringM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the spring indicating that under the deposits there are intergranular cracks initiating at the spring surface.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the spring indicating that under the deposits there are intergranular cracks initiating at the spring surface.
57
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
ML00124 — MIC of a Martensitic Valve RingM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Micrography of a transverse section, in the center of the ring, where the cracking was closed. The cracks are thin, not corroded, intergranular and not connected to the surface, indicating a hydrogen embrittlement effect.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
ML00074 — Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea BoltM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal cracks in the middle of the bolt, that generaate the secondary cracks that appear at the fracture surface.
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ML00074 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking