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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Micrography of a longitudinal section of the valve body presenting a martensitic microstructure. The structure is banded and the darker regions show inclusions (grey sulfides).
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the rolled thread that was heat treated later. The bolt was quenched and tempered to 30 HRc and presented a martensitic structure.
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite

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ML00162 — Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld DefectsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Micrographic detail of the martensitic microstructure, in the longitudinal section. The hardness of the valve body is 34 HRc (Rockwell C) all through the thickness.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
ML00130 — Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded BoltsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
The microstructure of the bolt is martensitic in the center of the thickness. Longitudinal section.
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite