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Micrography of a transverse section of the seamless pipe, presenting a ferritic-pearlitic structure.
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ML00149 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas Piping
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic and there is a large amount of sulfide inclusions, aligned perpendicular to the forming direction.
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ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Detail of the longitudinal section of the ring, showing a fully ferritic structure.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
The micrography shows the region underbead, of the tube HAZ, responsible for the hydrogen cracking (fracture in the right side of the photo - black). The hardness of the HAZ is about 600 HV.
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ML00052 / Apr.2017
Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural Part
M - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
A small sample was removed from the steam drum and the micrography shows that the cracks are intergranular (previous austenite) and located in the weld metal.
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ML00020 / Apr.2017
Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum Repair
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
Transverse section of the 1/16" thick tube at the autogenous seam weld.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Autogenous Weld

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ML00149 — Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas PipingM - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Micrography of a transverse section of the seamless pipe, presenting a ferritic-pearlitic structure.
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ML00149 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas Piping
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Micrography showing the cracking starting point, in the pipe, exactly at the margin of the weld.
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ML00149 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas Piping
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Margin of the Weld Crack
Micrographic detail of the cracking starting point, in the pipe, exactly at the margin of the weld.
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ML00149 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas Piping
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fatigue Crack
Micrography of a section tranverse to the pipe and to the weld between the 8"pipe and the 2" fitting weldolet. The crack starts exactly at the margin of the weld and propagates in the pipe longitudinal direction, in a straight line, not related to any metallurgical aspect.
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ML00149 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas Piping
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
Micrographic detail of the fatigue crack propagation in the pipe longitudinal direction, in a straight line, not related to any metallurgical aspect.
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ML00149 / Dec.2018
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a Gas Piping
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Piping spoolAp - FPSOCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Fatigue Crack

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ML00103 — Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting ConnectorM - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic, with small perlitic areas and some free cementite at ferritic grain boundaries. There is a large amount of sulfide inclusions, aligned perpendicular to the forming direction.
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ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Non Metallic Inclusions
Micrography of the transerse section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic and the inclusions appear as dots.
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ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic, some perlitic areas and free cementite at ferritic grain boundaries. There is a large amount of inclusions, that appear as spots.
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ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Predominantly Ferritic
The longitudinal section of the fitting at the thread shows plastic deformation of the fillets, and a crack at the bottom of the thread.
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ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the fitting at the thread, showing a crack at the bottom of the thread.
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ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack

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ML00057 — Low Carbon Steel of Segment RingM - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Longitudinal section of the ring, showing a fully ferritic structure.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
The longitudinal section of the ring reveals a very fine ferritic structure.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Transverse section of the ring presenting a fully ferritic structure, that presents a hardness level a little higher probably due to a cold forming effect.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
Transverse section of the ring presenting a fully ferritic structure, that presents a hardness level a little higher probably due to a cold forming effect.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
ML00052 — Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural PartM - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Low carbon plate base metal presenting the ferritic perlitic structure.
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ML00052 / Apr.2017
Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural Part
M - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
High Strenght Low Alloy steel tube, base metal, presenting the bainitic structure.
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ML00052 / Apr.2017
Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural Part
M - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the low carbon steel plate at the fusion line, presenting a bainitic structure at the HAZ and ferritic structure in the weld metal.
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ML00052 / Apr.2017
Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural Part
M - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fusion Line
The micrography shows the martensitic region of the tube HAZ responsible for the hydrogen cracking, presenting too high hardness level (600 HV). It is a fresh martensite since the joint was welded in one pass and there was no PWHT.
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ML00052 / Apr.2017
Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural Part
M - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of the weld metal in the center of the fillet showing a 100% acicular ferrite that is a microestructure of a high strenght steel, evidenced the effect of the dilution of the tube chemistry in the weld metal.
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ML00052 / Apr.2017
Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural Part
M - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal

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ML00020 — Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum RepairM - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
The micrography of the small sample removed from the steam drum shows that the cracks are intergranular (previous austenite) and located in the weld metal.
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ML00020 / Apr.2017
Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum Repair
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
Secondary cracks in the weld metal showing an intergranular morphology. Stress Corrosion Cracking.
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ML00020 / Apr.2017
Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum Repair
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
Detail of the secondary cracks in the weld metal with intergranular morphology. Stress Corrosion Cracking.
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ML00020 / Apr.2017
Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum Repair
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
Detail of the intergranular stress corrosion cracking of the drum shell weld repair.
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ML00020 / Apr.2017
Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum Repair
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
ML00026 — Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SSM - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a longitudinal section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a longitudinal section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Equiaxial Grains
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a longitudinal section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a transverse section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a transverse section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Equiaxial Grains

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