Optical Microscope

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Microstructure: Pearlitic Detail focus: Microstructure clear all

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As polished micrography 1Chromic Acid Electrolytic Etched 1Eletrolytically Etched Micrography by OM 2FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched Micro 1FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched Micro 2Glyceregia Etched Micrography by OM 1H2SO4+HNO3+H3PO4 Etched Micro 1Nital Etched Micrography by OM 18

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Highly strain hardened pearlitic structure of one external wire, 3.2mm diameter, of one strand.
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ML00175 / Aug.2021
Localized External Wear of a Wire Rope
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
Micrography of the wheel in the center of the thickness, presenting a predominantly pearlitic structure and average hardness abot 196HB.
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ML00158 / Feb.2020
Surface Hardened Carbon Steel Wheel
M - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure
Higher magnification detail of the predominantly pearlitic microstructure of the wire.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Predominantly Pearlitic
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
Micrographic detail of a transverse section of the rail, in the head, showing a fully perlitic structure.
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ML00096 / Oct.2017
Carbon Steel Tee Rail
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - RailAp - TransportationCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the rail, in the head, showing a fully perlitic structure.
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ML00091 / Sep.2017
Flat Bottom Rail TR57
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - RailAp - TransportationCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite

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ML00175 — Localized External Wear of a Wire RopeM - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened pearlitic structure, in a longitudinal section, of a 3.2mm external round wire of one strand. This structure presented a hardness level about 500 HV (1kg), measured in the center of the thickness in the metallographic section.
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ML00175 / Aug.2021
Localized External Wear of a Wire Rope
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
Highly strain hardened pearlitic structure of the 1.6mm round wire of the core.
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ML00175 / Aug.2021
Localized External Wear of a Wire Rope
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
Micrographic detail of the strain hardened pearlitic structure, in a longitudinal section, of the 1.6mm round wire of the core.This structure presented a hardness level about 530 HV (1kg), measured in the center of the thickness in the metallographic section.
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ML00175 / Aug.2021
Localized External Wear of a Wire Rope
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
Metallographic detail of the wire surface in the core wire of the IWRC, presenting the galvanized layer.
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ML00175 / Aug.2021
Localized External Wear of a Wire Rope
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Zn Layer
ML00158 — Surface Hardened Carbon Steel WheelM - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
Micrographic detail of the coarse pearlitic structure in the center of the wheel thickness. The part presents a wrought structure.
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ML00158 / Feb.2020
Surface Hardened Carbon Steel Wheel
M - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
Micrographic detail of the tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00158 / Feb.2020
Surface Hardened Carbon Steel Wheel
M - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic aspect of the pearlitic structure at the surface not heat treated, showing a lower grain size than in the center of the thickness.
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ML00158 / Feb.2020
Surface Hardened Carbon Steel Wheel
M - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
Micrographic detail of the pearlitic microstructure in a region where the structure is not so coarse than in the center of the thickness.
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ML00158 / Feb.2020
Surface Hardened Carbon Steel Wheel
M - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Pearlite
ML00155 — Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel StrandM - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Chromic Acid Electrolytic EtchedDf - Acicular Alpha
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Bainite
Branching, web-like network of corrosion attack penetrating along grain boundaries through the matrix.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Austenite
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Eletrolytically Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Pearlite
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Glyceregia Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Martensitic

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ML00152 — Low Alloy Steel Pump ShaftM - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
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
ML00096 — Carbon Steel Tee RailM - High Strength Low AlloyP - RailAp - TransportationCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrographic detail of a transverse section of the rail, in the head, showing a fully perlitic structure.
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ML00096 / Oct.2017
Carbon Steel Tee Rail
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - RailAp - TransportationCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Perlite
ML00091 — Flat Bottom Rail TR57M - High Strength Low AlloyP - RailAp - TransportationCd - Typical manufacturing
Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the rail, in the head, showing a fully perlitic structure.
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ML00091 / Sep.2017
Flat Bottom Rail TR57
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - RailAp - TransportationCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Perlite