Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic Etched

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Macrography of the longitudinal section of the case, that was welded to padeyes. The corrosion occurred in a region where there were no microstructural changes, only the hole that was sealed with a plug and suffered a crevice corrosion mechanism.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Cm - Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Corrosion
Macrography of the welded joint between the flange and the shell, indicating the position where the cracking   was detected, at 90°.
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ML00050 / Nov.2017
Fatigue Failure of a 316SS Pressure Stabilizer
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Welded Joint

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ML00122 — Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
The macrography of a longitudinal section of the case shows one region where a through wall localized corrosion has occurred (in the left side of the image) and regions where the case was welded to a padeye, without any corrosion damage.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Cm - Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Corrosion