Oxalic Acid Electrolytic Etch

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The stub end was manufactured from a plate and the microstructure in a longitudial section shows a refined granular austenitic structure.
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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 - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the tubing showing a granular structure, austenitic.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section, in the center of the valve body, solid 3" thickness. The structure is austenitic with delta ferrite in interdendritic spaces.
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ML00164 / Jun.2020
Austenitic SS Casting for Valve Body
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite

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ML00168 — SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub EndM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the stub end showing a refined austenitic structure.
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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 - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of the austenitic structure. Free from grain boundaries carbide precipitation.
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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 - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Micrography of the stub end close to the external surface, outer diameter in the top of the image, presenting multiple cracks starting fro the surface and propagating into the thickness, through 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 - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Close to the External Surface
Micrography of the stub end in the middle of the thickness, outer diameter to the top of the image, presenting multiple branched cracks.
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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 - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrography of the stub end longitudinal section, showing multiple branched transgranular cracks.
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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 - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Transgranular Cracking

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ML00167 — Fatigue of a Flared Tubing ConnectionM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the tubing, showing the austenitic structure free from strain hardening and free from grain boundary carbides.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of the austenitic structure, free from strain hardening and free from grain boundary carbides.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the tubing where the fracture occurred. the left side is the outer diameter and the right side is the inner diameter.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - At the Surface
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the flared tubing where the fracture occurred. The starting point of the fracture is associated to the external side of the tubing, where it was connected by a nut and there was a localized plastic deformation due to the fitting assembly.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Transgranular Fracture
Micrographic detail of the localized plastic deformation due to the fitting assembly, in the region where the fatigue has started.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Plastic Deformation
ML00164 — Austenitic SS Casting for Valve BodyM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrography of a longitudinal section, in the center of the valve body. The structure is austenitic with delta ferrite in interdendritic spaces. The austenite presents a cored matrix in the dendrites, indicating the chemical composition was not homogeneized during the heat treatment.
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ML00164 / Jun.2020
Austenitic SS Casting for Valve Body
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Delta ferrite
Micrographic detail of the cored austenitic structure with delta ferrite in interdendritic spaces. The chemical composition was not homogeneized during the heat treatment.
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ML00164 / Jun.2020
Austenitic SS Casting for Valve Body
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Delta ferrite
Micrography of a longitudinal section, in the 1" thickness valve wall. The structure is austenitic with delta ferrite in interdendritic spaces.
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ML00164 / Jun.2020
Austenitic SS Casting for Valve Body
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Micrography of a longitudinal section, in the valve wall 1" thick. The structure is austenitic with delta ferrite in interdendritic spaces. The austenite is clean indicating that the homogeneization of a smaller thickness in the heat treatment is considered effective.
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ML00164 / Jun.2020
Austenitic SS Casting for Valve Body
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Delta ferrite
Micrographic detail of the clean austenitic matrix, with delta ferrite in interdendritic spaces.
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ML00164 / Jun.2020
Austenitic SS Casting for Valve Body
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CastingAp - ValveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Delta ferrite