Micrography by SEM

2 cases · 5 images

Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Condition: Brittle Behavior Detail focus: Microstructure clear all

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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 - Micrography by SEMDf - Sigma
Micrography of the blade, view inside the grain. The intragranular precipitation presents one unique size of precipitation, not yet coalesced, although the blade was in high temperature service for 50.000 hours. Etched by H2SO4 + HNO3 + H3PO4 reagent.
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ML00042 / Apr.2017
Gas Turbine Blade IN 939, Coated
M - NiCrCo AlloyP - CastAp - Gas TurbineCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Intragranular Secondary Precipitation

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ML00134 — Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve BodyM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic details by scaning electron microscopy. 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 - Micrography by SEMDf - Sigma
High magnification details by scaning electron microscopy. 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 - Micrography by SEMDf - Sigma
Higher magnification detail of the sigma phase by scaning electron microscopy.
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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 - Micrography by SEMDf - Sigma