Optical Microscope

4 cases · 5 images

Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Condition: Brittle Behavior Detail focus: Intergranular Cracking clear all

Optical Microscope — sub-branches

As polished micrography 2H2SO4+HNO3+H3PO4 Etched Micro 1Nital Etched Micrography by OM 2

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Micrography perpendicular to the fracture surface showing, in the secondary cracks, the intergranular morphology of the fracture.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
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.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
The cracking from the refrigeration hole presents an intergranular morphology, as shown in the micrography of a transverse section of the blade.
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ML00042 / Apr.2017
Gas Turbine Blade IN 939, Coated
M - NiCrCo AlloyP - CastAp - Gas TurbineCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - H2SO4+HNO3+H3PO4 Etched MicroDf - Intergranular Cracking

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ML00172 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve SpringM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
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