Optical Microscope

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Condition: Damage Microstructure: Bainitic Martensitic clear all

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As polished micrography 3Micrography by OM 1Nital Etched Micrography by OM 20

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Micrography of the tooth gear, in a transverse section, close to surface. The material presents light ghost marks that reveal chemical segregations.
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface
Micrography of the high strenght steel, heat treated, of the casting device. The microstructure is bainitic martensitic.
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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 - Bainitic Martensitic

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ML00181 — Wear of a Carburized Hypoid GearM - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Micrographic detail of the case hardened martensitic structure, close to the surface, with a microhardness level of about 600 Vickers (load 0.3kg).
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of the tooth gear, in a transverse section of center region. Again, some segregation patterns are visible.
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrography of the core structure, in the center of layer, with a microhardness level of about 220 Vickers (load 0.3kg).
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Martensitic
Micrographic detail of the fractured region transverse to the tooth. Secondary parallel cracks propagating in the tooth structure, tyypical of contact fatigue.
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Secondary Cracks
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
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ML00181 / Apr.2022
Wear of a Carburized Hypoid Gear
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Martensitic
ML00138 — Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA SteelM - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Micrography of the high strenght steel, heat treated, of the casting device. The microstructure is bainitic martensitic.
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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 - Bainitic Martensitic
Micrographic detail of the high strenght steel microstructure, bainitic martensitic.
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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 - Bainitic Martensitic
Micrographic detail of the zinc layer at the surface.
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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 - Zn Layer
Micrography of the section transverse to the fracture (top of the figure). The fracture is intergranular, there are several secondary cracks, and there are deposits of zinc over the fracture. The zinc makes difficult the etch with Nital to reveal the microstructure close to the fracture surface.
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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 - Fracture
Micrographic detail of the section transverse to the fracture (top of the figure), suggesting the intergranular morphology (at the previous austenite grain boundaries) and the deposits of zinc over the fracture that create a condition of protection of the base metal during the metallographic etch, and the material is not fully etched.
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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 - Zn Layer

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