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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Electrolytically Etched Macro 5FeCl3+HCl+H2O solution Etched Macro 3Fracture Surface Aspect 30Kalling Etched Macro 24Keller Etched Macro 16Longitudinal Section Aspect 20Macro Oxalic Acid Electrolytic Etched 13NItal Etched Macro 78NaOH Electrolytic Etched Macro 13Surface Aspect 48Transverse Section Aspect 49

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Aspect of a transverse section of the 4" pipe showing the barnacles adhered to the internal pipe surface, and the leakage position (in the top of the figure). It is possible to see that the deposits are attached all throught the internal pipe perimeter but the damage is localized. The damage morphology suggests it is a crack, or a welding defect, but the microstructural analysis indicated that the damage is a galvanic effect at the autogenous seam weld.
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ML00140 / May.2019
Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam Weld
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Longitudinal Section AspectDf - Localized Corrosion
Aspect of the bolt fracture, presenting a flat surface.
80
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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 - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Macrography of a section transverse to the fracture, at the surface of the casting. It is possible to see the large thickness of the galvanized layer at the surface (left side of the figure). There is a white layer over the fracture surface (top of the figure) and branch cracks starting from the surface, parallel to the fracture (in the bottom left side of the figure).
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Secondary Cracks
Macrography of a stud longitudinal sectiion at the fracture position (top of the figure). It is possible to see a large secondary crack at the bottom of the thread fillet adjacent to the fracture surface, 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 MacroDf - Secondary Cracks
Aspect of a section cut transverse to the center of the body. The crack is brittle, trough wall, and was arrested in the region where the valve body was welded to the insert.
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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 - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracking
The macrography of a longitudinal section shows the low alloy (C-Mn) steel pipe, internally cladded with Ni alloy clad plate.
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Electrolytically Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
The macrography of a longitudinal section shows the low alloy (C-Mn) steel pipe, internally cladded by overlay in two layers.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Electrolytically Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Macrography of a circumferential section of the roller bearing, showing two different structures: one, white and hard (64 HRc), close to the external surface; and the other, dark and soft (21 HRc), close to the internal surface. The hardness in the thickness, close to the interface, is about 50 HRc.
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ML00131 / Apr.2018
Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller Bearing
M - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Duplex structure

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ML00140 — Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam WeldM - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Detail of the transverse section of the 4" pipe at the longitudinal seam weld evidencing the leakage position. The damage appears as a through wall opening. The pipe thickness is 8 mm and there are no evidences of general corrosion (the SCH 80 corresponds to 8.6 mm) or pitting at the internal surface.
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ML00140 / May.2019
Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam Weld
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Leakage
Detail of the transverse section of the 4" pipe 90° from the seam weld. The thickness of the pipe is 8 mm. No evidences of general corrosion or pitting were identified.
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ML00140 / May.2019
Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam Weld
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Transverse Section
Detail of the transverse section of the 4" pipe 90° from the seam weld. The thickness of the pipe is 8 mm. No evidences of general corrosion or pitting were identified.
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ML00140 / May.2019
Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam Weld
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Transverse Section
Detail of the transverse section of the 4" pipe 180° from the seam weld. The thickness of the pipe is 8 mm. No evidences of general corrosion or pitting were identified.
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ML00140 / May.2019
Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam Weld
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Transverse Section
Detail of the transverse section of the 4" pipe at the longitudinal seam weld where it is not leaking yet, showing that the damage is not a crack but a localized dissolution, or localized corrosion or preferential dissolution at the autogenous seam weld. The thickness of the pipe is 8 mm and there are no evidences of general corrosion or pitting.
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ML00140 / May.2019
Preferential Corrosion of Pipe Seam Weld
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Localized Corrosion

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ML00139 — Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen BoltM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
The fracture, that occurred at the region of transition between the threaded body and the bolt head, presented a flat and brittle aspect.
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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 - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Macrography of the longidutinal section of a non broken allen bolt, at the threaded body to bolt head transition. The granular structure is different through the bolt, with refined structure in the threaded body and coarse at the transition.
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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 MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
ML00138 — Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA SteelM - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Macrographic detail of the branch cracks starting from the surface, parallel to the fracture.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Secondary Cracks
ML00134 — Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve BodyM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of a section cut transverse to the center of the body. The structure of the valve body was not uniform and close to the BX groove body face the structure was more degradated than in the bottom of the body, as it will be presented in the next figures.
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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 - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracking
Aspect of a section cut transverse to the center of the body. The cracking is brittle, trough wall.
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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 - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracking
Aspect of the fracture surface after cutting the valve body and opening the crack. The fracture is brittle.
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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 - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of the valve body after cutting a slice containg the crack and the welded joint of the body to the insert (fillet weld). The cracking was arrested at the position of this welded joint.
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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 MacroDf - Welded Joint
Macrographic detail of the valve at the welded joint of the SDSS body (left side of the figure) to the Alloy 625 insert (right side of the figure), by a fillet weld. The cracking was arrested at the position of this welded joint.
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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 MacroDf - Welded Joint
ML00131 — Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller BearingM - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Detailed aspect of the cracks in the internal diameter surface, where the hardness level was too low. These are typical overloading cracks.
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ML00131 / Apr.2018
Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller Bearing
M - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Cm - Surface AspectDf - Cracks