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Low magnification micrography of a strain hardened pearlitic structure, in a longitudinal section, of one 3.2mm round wire 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 - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the wheel in the center of the thickness. The material presents a coarse 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 - In the Center of the Thickness
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

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ML00175 — Localized External Wear of a Wire RopeM - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - Oil and GasCd - Wear
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
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
Metallographic aspect of the wire surface in one strand external wire, showing the presence of oxides.
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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 - At the Surface
Metallographic detail of the wire surface in one strand external wire, showing the presence of oxides.
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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 - Oxide Layer
Low magnification micrography of a strain hardened pearlitic structure, in a longitudinal section, of the 1.6mm round wire in 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 - Longitudinal Section

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ML00158 — Surface Hardened Carbon Steel WheelM - High Carbon SteelP - WheelAp - TransportationCd - Removed From Service
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
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
Micrography of the wheel at the surface that was quenched and tempered. The material presents a tempered martensitic structure, with hardness that varied from 327HB to 363HB.
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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 - At the Surface
Micrography of the wheel at the hardened surface, presenting a refined martensitic structure, tempered for average hardness of 346 HB.
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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 - At the Surface
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

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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
Micrography of a transverse section of the rail, in the head, showing equiaxial grains. Perlitic microstructure.
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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 - Transverse Section