Optical Microscope

2 cases · 5 images

Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Product: Casting Application: Ship Detail focus: Damage clear all

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As polished micrography 2Nital Etched Micrography by OM 3

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Micrographic detail of the corroded surface of the cast cylinder, with interconnected graphites and a notch effect.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Corrosion
The micrography of the stem at the fracture region shows a flat fracture with transgranular clevage at the ferritic structure.
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ML00040 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Valve Stem
M - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture

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ML00141 — Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast IronM - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic detail of the corroded surface of the cast cylinder in contact with treated water, as polished, showing that the corrosion occurs preferentially at the flake to matrix interfaces.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Corrosion
Same position of the previous micrographic detail, at the internal surface of the cast cylinder in contact with treated water, after Nital etching, showing the corrosion at the flake to matrix interfaces.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion
ML00040 — Brittle Fracture of a Valve StemM - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrography presenting a detail of the fracture surface opening to the graphite nodules.
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ML00040 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Valve Stem
M - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture