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Low magnification micrography of a transverse section of the ring showing a dendritic structure.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dendritic
Metallographic aspect of the polished surface of the (back of the) coaster, showing pores and shrinkages, typical of a casting structure.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Casting Structure
The longitudinal section of the shaft, in the center of the thickness, shows a coarse structure, and a ferritic/bainitic structure with pearlite islands.
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the tool steel, in the longitudinal section of the part. The material presented a uniform structure, tempered martensite. The tempering was in low temperature since the hardness is high (58 HRc at the surface).
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ML00084 / Mar.2020
Walrus Tool Steel
M - High Carbon Tool SteelP - ForgingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Uniform Structure
Micrography of a transverse section of the engine bearing, close to the internal surface, showing two layers of bearing alloys that presents a total thickness of 600 microns.
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ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Surface Layer
Micrography of the cast rim, base metal, in the as polished condition, showing the dendrites of alpha aluminum and interdendritic eutectic Si/alpha, silicon particles in a coalesced condition that sugegsts a solution annealed treatment.
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the shaft, in the center of the thickness, presenting a ferritic-perlitic structure typical of a hot forming process.
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ML00064 / Apr.2017
SAE 1045 Steel Shaft
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - ShaftAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrography of the cast Aluminum alloy (AlSnCuNi) typically adopted for bearing applications.
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ML00058 / Apr.2017
High-Pressure Piston Seal in Casting Al Alloy
M - Aluminum TinP - CastingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Casting Structure

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ML00166 — Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater PumpM - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Micrography of a transverse section of the ring showing a cored alpha structure with segregation at interdendritic regions. This structure is in a region close to the ring surface.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dendritic
Micrography of a transverse section of the ring showing a cored alpha structure with strong segregation at interdendritic regions, and regions of a white structure at grain boundaries. This structure is in a region close to the center of the ring.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dendritic
Micrographic detail of the cored alpha structure with light segregation at intergranular regions (light layer at grain boundaries), and a white euctetoid structure (alpha and delta) at interdendritic space. This structure is in a region close to the ring surface, where the solidification was quicker.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Grain boundary intermetallics
Micrographic detail of the cored alpha structure with strong segregation at intergranular regions (dark layer at grain boundaries), and a white euctetoid structure (alpha and delta) at interdendritic space. This structure is in a region close to the center of the ring, where the solidification was slower.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Grain boundary intermetallics
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - General View

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ML00156 — Antique Silver Plated Decorative PieceM - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Same region of the previous image but is a higher magnification, showing the metallographic aspect of the polished surface of the (back of the) coaster. Shrinkage with a dendritic morphology typical of a casting structure.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Voids
Low magnification metallography of the coaster after etching, revealing a casting structure of alpha plus beta phases. Beta is the dark brown matrix phase and alpha is the dendritic yellow phase.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
Metallography of the coaster after etching, revealing a casting structure of alpha plus beta phases. Beta is the dark brown matrix phase and alpha is the dendritic yellow phase.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
High magnification metallography of the coaster after etching, revealing a casting structure of alpha plus beta phases. Beta is the dark brown matrix phase and alpha is the dendritic yellow phase. The non destructive preparation created a metallographic surface not well polished (full of grinding scratches).
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
ML00152 — Low Alloy Steel Pump ShaftM - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
The coarse structure in the center of the shaft thickness is evidenced by free ferrite islands at the previous austenite grains. The presence of a pearlitic structure evidences the slow cool of the material.
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure
The longitudinal section of the shaft, at the surface, also shows a coarse structure, and a ferritic/bainitic structure with pearlite islands. There is only a small refining in the previous austenite grain boundaries, indicating that the material was not heat treated.
75
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
The longitudinal section of the shaft, at the surface, presenting only a small refining in the previous austenite grain boundaries than in the center, indicating that the material was slowed colled from forming and not heat treated.
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure
Micrographic detail of the pearlitic structure at the surface of the shaft thickness.
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
ML00084 — Walrus Tool SteelM - High Carbon Tool SteelP - ForgingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Micrographic detail of the tool steel, in the longitudinal section of the part. The material presented a uniform structure, tempered martensite, with small secondary carbides. The hardness in the section is 59 HRc.
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ML00084 / Mar.2020
Walrus Tool Steel
M - High Carbon Tool SteelP - ForgingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
ML00083 — Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine BearingM - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Micrographic detail of a transverse section of the back steel of an engine bearing, presenting a predominantly ferritic structure, strain hardened.
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ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Predominantly Ferritic
Micrography of a transverse section of the back steel of an engine bearing, presenting a predominantly ferritic structure, strain hardened.
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ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of a transverse section of the back steel of an engine bearing, presenting a predominantly ferritic structure, strain hardened.
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ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
ML00070 — Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By WeldingM - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Micrography of the cast rim, base metal, showing the dendrites of alpha aluminum and interdendritic eutectic Si/alpha, silicon particles in a coalesced condition that suggests a solution annealed treatment. After etching it is possible to identify a transgranular precipitation (aging) and a dark FeSiAl phase (neddles).
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrographic detail of the cast rim, base metal, in the as polished condition, showing the dendrites of alpha aluminum and interdendritic eutectic Si/alpha, silicon particles in a coalesced condition that sugegsts a solution annealed treatment.
75
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrographic detail of the cast rim, base metal, showing the dendrites of alpha aluminum and interdendritic eutectic Si/alpha, silicon particles in a coalesced condition that suggests a solution annealed treatment. After etching it is possible to identify a transgranular precipitation (aging) and a dark FeSiAl phase (neddles).
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Low magnification micrography of the welded region, showing the base metal in the bottom, the fusion zone (between the liquidus and solidus temperatures) in the center and the weld metal in the top. There are pores close to the weld metal and in the fusion zone the interdendritic space was melted and the eutectic morphology was changed.
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Repair
The cast material that presents for the base metal a coalesced silicon particles in the interdendritic space and intragranular precipitation shows a solution effect at the heat affected zone.
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone

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ML00064 — SAE 1045 Steel ShaftM - Medium Carbon SteelP - ShaftAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Micrographic detail of the ferritic-perlitic structure, typical of a hot forming process, in the center of the thickness.
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ML00064 / Apr.2017
SAE 1045 Steel Shaft
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - ShaftAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrographic detail of the ferritic-perlitic structure, typical of a hot forming process, in the center of the thickness.
115
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ML00064 / Apr.2017
SAE 1045 Steel Shaft
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - ShaftAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the shaft, at the damaged surface (with a light wear). In low magnification the ferritic perlitic texture reveals the forging lines.
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ML00064 / Apr.2017
SAE 1045 Steel Shaft
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - ShaftAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface
Micrographic detail of the ferritic-perlitic structure at the surface where the wear damage is light.
92
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ML00064 / Apr.2017
SAE 1045 Steel Shaft
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - ShaftAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface
ML00058 — High-Pressure Piston Seal in Casting Al AlloyM - Aluminum TinP - CastingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Micrography of the cast Aluminum alloy (AlSnCuNi) typically adopted for bearing applications.
45
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ML00058 / Apr.2017
High-Pressure Piston Seal in Casting Al Alloy
M - Aluminum TinP - CastingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Casting Structure
Micrography of the cast Aluminum alloy (AlSnCuNi) typically adopted for bearing applications.
34
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ML00058 / Apr.2017
High-Pressure Piston Seal in Casting Al Alloy
M - Aluminum TinP - CastingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Casting Structure
Micrography of the cast Aluminum alloy (AlSnCuNi) typically adopted for bearing applications.
32
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ML00058 / Apr.2017
High-Pressure Piston Seal in Casting Al Alloy
M - Aluminum TinP - CastingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Casting Structure