Optical Microscope

2 cases · 7 images

Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Application: Maritime Detail focus: Damage clear all

Optical Microscope — sub-branches

FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched Micro 2Nital Etched Micrography by OM 5

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Micrography of a transverse section of the tube, close to the leakage point. The thickness is localized reduced where the internal passive layer was ruptured, and the chemical effect of the biological proliferation created a high corrosion rate.
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Localized Thinning
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the link, presenting secondary cracks in the longitudinal direction, following segregation bands in the material.
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ML00079 / Jul.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Maritime Chain Link
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Chain LinkAp - OffshoreCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Secondary Cracks

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ML00170 — MIC in Aluminum Brass TubesM - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Localized Corrosion
ML00079 — Hydrogen Cracking of a Maritime Chain LinkM - High Strength Low AlloyP - Chain LinkAp - OffshoreCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the link, presenting internal cracks of intergranular morphology, typical of a hydrogen assisted mechanism.
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ML00079 / Jul.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Maritime Chain Link
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Chain LinkAp - OffshoreCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the link, close to the fracture surface (in the top of the figure). There are secondary cracks parallel to the fracture.
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ML00079 / Jul.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Maritime Chain Link
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Chain LinkAp - OffshoreCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Secondary Cracks
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the link, close to the fracture surface, presenting the intergranular morphology of the secondary cracks, parallel to the fracture.
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ML00079 / Jul.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Maritime Chain Link
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Chain LinkAp - OffshoreCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of the intergranular secondary cracks, parallel to the fracture, typical of a hydrogen assisted cracking.
29
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ML00079 / Jul.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Maritime Chain Link
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Chain LinkAp - OffshoreCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking