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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Application: FPSO Microstructure: Duplex Ferritic Austenitic Detail focus: Sampling and Analysis clear all

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Micrography of the heat affected zone of the pipe to the fitting, at the pipe position, where the weld is in angle to the pipe (welded at the pipe surface). Weld metal to the top.
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ML00150 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil Piping
M - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of the pipe base metal presenting a refined duplex ferritic austenitc structure, banded.
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ML00049 / Apr.2017
Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex Spool
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Base Metal

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ML00150 — Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil PipingM - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Micrography of the heat affected zone of the pipe to the fitting, at the pipe position. Base metal to the bottom of the figure and fusion line to the top.
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ML00150 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil Piping
M - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the pipe. The amount of ferrite in the HAZ is a little higher than in the pipe base metal.
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ML00150 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil Piping
M - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the heat affected zone of the pipe to the fitting, at the fitting position. The fitting is welded in the thickness. The fusion line is in the bottom of the figure.
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VIEW
ML00150 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil Piping
M - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the fitting, welded to the pipe. The forged fitting base metal is to the top of the figure and the fusion line is to the bottom.
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ML00150 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil Piping
M - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the fitting. The amount of ferrite in the HAZ is a little higher than in the pipe base metal.
70
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ML00150 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a SS Oil Piping
M - Duplex Stainless SteelP - PipingAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone

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ML00049 — Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex SpoolM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Micrography of the pipe heat affected zone. In the left the pipe base metal, with banded duplex structure; and in the right the weld metal, with Widmanstatten morphology of the structure.
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ML00049 / Apr.2017
Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex Spool
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Higher magnification of the pipe heat affected zone. The amount of ferrite increases with the proximity of the fusion line (to the right).
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ML00049 / Apr.2017
Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex Spool
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the flange heat affected zone. In the right the flange base metal, with coarse structure and detrimental phases associated to the ferrite; and in the left the weld metal, with Widmanstatten morphology of the structure.
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ML00049 / Apr.2017
Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex Spool
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Higher magnification of the flange heat affected zone. The detrimental phases in the ferrite structure is clearly being dissolved with the proximity of the fusion line (to the left).
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ML00049 / Apr.2017
Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex Spool
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the root weld metal. Duplex ferritic austenitic structure with Widmanstatten morphology.
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ML00049 / Apr.2017
Pipe to Flange Welded Joint in a 14" ND Superduplex Spool
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Piping spoolAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Weld Metal in the Root

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