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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite
Micrography of the case, observed in the center of the thickness, showing an equiaxial granular austenitic microstructure, free from carbides. The structure is typical of a 316 SS, in a solution annealed condition.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section in the center of the thickness, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, equiaxial grains, and evidences of the manufacturing process by hot forming.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section in the center of the bolt. Granular austenitic microstructure, equiaxial, primary precipitates (isolated), precipitation hardened (not detectable by metalography, only because of the hardness level)
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ML00106 / Dec.2017
Inconel 718 Submarine Bolt
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Micrography of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt head, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened austenitic structure in the longitudinal section of the bolt.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened austenitic structure in the longitudinal section of the bolt.
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ML00087 / Nov.2017
High Strength Austenitic SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Micrography of the 1.65 mm thickness tube, in the middle of the thickness of the longitudinal section. This part of the tube is located in the colder part of the equipment, position 1. The material presented carbide precipitation at grain boundaries (not yet fully surrounding the grains) and at this point the tube presented no internal corrosion.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite

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ML00132 — Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the overlay fusion line, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the overlay fusion line, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image. Some decarburization of the low alloy steel substrate is evident since the microstructure is slightly different a little far from the interface.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface with the clad plate, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrography showing the positions of Vickers microhardness measurements in the longitudinal micrography, in the pipe steel substrate (dot 1 - 217 HV100g), very close to the interface inside the overlay (dot 2 - 370 HV100g) and a little far from the interface inside the Ni clad plate (dot 3 - 229 HV100g).
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface,with oxalic acid electrolytic method that overetchs the low alloy steel structure (to the left side of the image), and reveals the structure of the clad interface.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Clad Interface

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ML00122 — Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Micrographic detail of the fully austenitic granular structure of the case, in the center of the thickness.
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ML00122 / Feb.2018
Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - CaseAp - Oil and GasCd - Crevice
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
ML00121 — Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section in the center of the thickness, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with some aligned non metallic inclusions.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section in the center of the thickness, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, equiaxial grains, typical of a solution annealed condition.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section close to the surface, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with a shadow close to the external surface that is associated to a small layer of strain hardened structure (deformation twins).
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrography of the longitudinal section close to the surface, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with a 0.15mm layer of strain hardened structure (deformation twins).
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Nitronic 60 cylinder. Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section close to the surface, presenting a fully austenitic microstructure, with a layer of strain hardened structure (deformation twins).
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened

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ML00105 — Inconel 718 Bolt of Special HeadM - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrographic detail of the bolt in a longitudinal section, at the bolt head, showing no evidences of forming operations, indicating it was machined from a heat treated bar. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Equiaxial Grains
Micrography of a longitudinal section in the center of the bolt. Austenitic microstructure, granular, equiaxial, precipitation hardened (shadow in the grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section in the center of the bolt. Granular austenitic microstructure, equiaxial, primary precipitates (isolated), precipitation hardened (shadow grains).
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ML00105 / Jun.2018
Inconel 718 Bolt of Special Head
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Austenite
ML00101 — High Strength 316SS BoltM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, in the center of the body thickness. Strain hardened austenic structure.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, in the center of the body thickness. Strain hardened austenic structure.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, at the thread. The bolt was cold deformed and the thread was cold rolled.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, at the thread. The bolt was cold deformed and the thread was cold rolled.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened austenitic structure at the thread.
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ML00101 / Nov.2017
High Strength 316SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
ML00087 — High Strength Austenitic SS BoltM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, in the center of the body thickness. Strain hardened austenic structure.
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ML00087 / Nov.2017
High Strength Austenitic SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, in the center of the body thickness. Strain hardened austenic structure.
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ML00087 / Nov.2017
High Strength Austenitic SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, at the thread. The bolt was cold deformed and the thread was cold rolled.
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ML00087 / Nov.2017
High Strength Austenitic SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the bolt, at the thread. The bolt was cold deformed and the thread was cold rolled.
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ML00087 / Nov.2017
High Strength Austenitic SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Strain Hardened
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened austenitic structure at the thread.
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ML00087 / Nov.2017
High Strength Austenitic SS Bolt
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - SubseaCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Austenite
ML00086 — Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrography of the 1.65 mm thickness tube, in the middle of the thickness of the longitudinal section. This part of the tube is located in position 2, where the temperature was higher and the carbide precipitation increased during service.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intergranular Precipitation
Micrography of the 1.65 mm thickness tube, in the middle of the thickness of the longitudinal section. This part of the tube is located in position 3, where intergranular and transgranular carbide precipitation occurred during service.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intragranular Secondary Precipitation
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the tube in position 3, at the internal surface. Although there is a strong precipitation, both intergranular and transgranular, the tube did not corrode at this point.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intragranular Secondary Precipitation
Micrographic detail of the internal side of the tube in position 3, with a strong intergranular and transgranular precipitation, but no corrosion at this point.
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ML00086 / Nov.2017
Intergranular Corrosion of Sensitized 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Intragranular Secondary Precipitation