Optical Microscope

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Kalling Etched Micrography by OM 8Micro by OM, picric acid+FeCl3+H2O etch 1Nital Etched Micrography by OM 36

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Low magnification micrography presenting segregation bands in a martensitic structure. In the segregated regions the Nital etch effect is lower and the bands appear lighter. The black spots and lines are inclusions (some elongated) in the band.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
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 a transverse section of the spring, at the surface showing pits full of deposits.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
Micrography of the weld metal, at the face, presenting regions of large ferritic grains. The acicular ferrite structure in the columnar (previous austenitic) grains has suffered degradation due to the long heat treatment cycle (12 hours) in high temperature.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire base metal, presenting a strain hardened and aligned pearlitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Shaft microstructure in the longitudinal section, showing aligned segregations typical of the material forming.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the housing presenting a uniform tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the 12 mm plate base metal, carbon-manganese steel. Ferritic-perlitic structure, refined.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal

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ML00182 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing RodM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Low magnification micrography, revealing (in black) the impurities in the segregated bands.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Micro by OM, picric acid+FeCl3+H2O etchDf - Longitudinal Section
ML00181 — Wear of a Carburized Hypoid GearM - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Pinion-crown assemblyAp - ShipCd - Wear
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
ML00172 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve SpringM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrography of the transverse section of the spring wire, in the center, presenting a refined structure and segregation bands that are detected only in low magnification.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
ML00129 — Non qualified WPS for High Strength SteelM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Micrography of the weld metal, at the face, presenting regions of large ferritic grains. The acicular ferrite has suffered degradation due to the long heat treatment cycle (12 hours) in a temperature of 640°C, that is higher than the recommended for the D2 filler metal.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of the base metal, in low magnification, showing regions of segregations in a quenched and tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the base metal showing a quenched and tempered martensitic structure. The base metal adopted in the test coupon presented a hardness level of 217HB (Brinell hardness of the certificate) and after the PWHT cycle the measured base metal hardness is 224 HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the heat affected zone at the face of the joint. It is possible to see that even close to the fusion line the material was reheated in high temperature, suggesting that the temper bead was effective.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of the heat affected zone at the face of the joint, close to the fusion line. The hardness level at the HAZ was 248 HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone

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ML00113 — Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel WireM - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter base metal wire, presenting a strain hardened and aligned pearlitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the region where the pearlitic strain hardened wire is affected by the welding. The base metal is to the left side and the region of the HAZ that starts with a grain growth is to the right side.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the heat affected zone created by the autogenous welding, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, in the center of the autogenously welded joint, presenting the alignment of the structure (left side of the figure) changing its direction due to the pressure between the parts during the welding. In the center of the weld (right side of the figure) there is a grain growth of the previous austenite structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Weld
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, in the center of the autogenously welded joint, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Weld
ML00067 — Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld MetalM - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Micrography of the 8 mm plate base metal, low carbon steel. Predominantly ferritic structure.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the weld metal in the center of the fillet. Typical ferritic structure and typical low carbon chemistry.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal in a non cracked region. Ferritic weld metal presenting hardness level about 220 HV1.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal in a non cracked region. Ferritic weld metal presenting hardness level about 220 HV1.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal in a hardened region. Martensitic weld metal presenting macro hardness level about 370 HV1.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal

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