As polished micrography

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Micrographic aspect, as polished, of a transverse section of the tube (bottom side of the image, orange), at the interface between the tube and the melted steel over the external diameter (top side of the image, grey). In the copper tube there are several microcracks and regions of incipient melting (voids).
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracks
In a cut perpendicular to the macroscopic secondary crack it is possible to see several brittle microcracks (branched), indicating that an embrittlement has occurred.
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ML00176 / Nov.2021
Hydride Formation in a Titanium Blade
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - BladeAp - Oil and GasCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Brittle Cracks
As polished micrography of the fusion line presenting several microcracks . The base metal is to the top and the weld metal is to the bottom.
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Fusion Line
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the spring, at the surface, indicating that there are multiple intergranular cracks initiating from the pit.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Multiple cracks
Micrography of the stub end, external side to the top, presenting multiple cracks propagating throught wall.
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ML00168 / Aug.2020
SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub End
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Close to the External Surface
Micrography of a transverse section of the bent tube, external surface (OD) to the top and internal surface (ID) to the bottom of the figure. At the through wall cracking position, the external surface presented a layer of intergranular corrosion.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracking
Micrography of a typical as polished overloaded wire, in a longitudinal section, showing necking at the fracture and secondary ductile cracks. About 25% of the wires have ruptured by this ductile mechanism.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Ductile Fracture
Metallographic aspect of the polished surface of the (back of the) coaster, showing pores and shrinkages, typical of a casting structure.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Casting Structure

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ML00172 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve SpringM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic aspect of the multiple intergranular cracks, initiating from the bottom of a pit.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of the intergranular cracks, initiating from the bottom of a pit.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Cracking
ML00168 — SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub EndM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrography of the stub end longitudinal section, presenting multiple cracks, branched.
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ML00168 / Aug.2020
SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub End
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Multiple cracks
ML00165 — SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating CoilM - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the external side of the bent tube, as polished, showing detachement of several grains due to the intergranular corrosion layer. The corroded layer is about 200 microns thick at this position.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the external side of the tube, showing the layer of intergranular corrosion and the through ewall integranular stress corrosion cracking.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Through Wall Cracking
ML00155 — Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel StrandM - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Branching, web-like network of corrosion attack penetrating along grain boundaries through the matrix.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Austenite
ML00156 — Antique Silver Plated Decorative PieceM - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Same region of the previous image but is a higher magnification, showing the metallographic aspect of the polished surface of the (back of the) coaster. Shrinkage with a dendritic morphology typical of a casting structure.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Voids