Surface Aspect by SEM

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Aspect of the surface of the plate by scanning electron microscopy, at the impact position, showing that the bullet was melted and deposited. The plate presented round cracks in the margin of the projectile impact position.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film
Detail of the margin of the perforated hole in the impact position. It is interesting to observe extreme plastic deformation created by the perforation expulsing the material from the hole, in the direction of the impact.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Plastic Deformation
Microscopically aspect of the plate surface at the bullet impact, by scanning electron microscopy, presenting the foreign material from the bullet adhered at the surface.
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ML00142 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 Plate
M - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Low Mag
Corroded spots (shallow pits full of products) at the spring surface.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
Microscopical aspect by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the external surface of a drilling tool in a position that presented localized deposits and corrosion under deposit. The deep corrosion in a short time is only possible associated to the biological growth and aggressive environment generated by the microorganisms metabolites - Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC).
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ML00135 / May.2018
MIC of a Non Magnetic Drilling Tool
M - High Mn Austenitic SteelP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Localized Deposits
Scanning electron microscopy image of the chromium plated cylinder surface, presenting deposits and localized dissolution under deposits. There are different stages of corrosion in this region, observed in low magnification. Small areas of attack and a shallow pitting with deposits that were analyzed by EDS and revealed the presence of S.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Localized Corrosion
Aspect of the surface of the platesheet at a corroded area, showing the selective attack effect.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
Microscopic image by scanning electron microscope (SEM) of the ring surface that presented pites under fouling deposits.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting

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ML00144 — Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 PlateM - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Aspect of the surface of the plate, by scanning electron microscopy, in the center of the projectile impact position, showing the melted bullet covering the surface.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film
Detailed aspect of the surface of the plate at the projectile impact position.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film
Aspect of the surface of the plate, by scanning electron microscopy, out of the center of the projectile impact position, showing that the melted bullet covered a large part of the surface.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film
Detailed aspect of the surface of the plate, out of the center of the projectile impact position, showing that the melted bullet covered a large part of the surface.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film
Detailed aspect of the surface of the plate, out of the center of the projectile impact position, showing that the melted bullet covered a large part of the surface.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film

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ML00143 — Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 PlateM - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Detail of the margin of the perforated hole in the side where the projectil stroke the plate. The smooth aspect in the hole (left side of the image) is generated by the melted material from the bullet.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Detail of the margin of the perforated hole in the side where the projectil stroke the plate. Ductile dimples of the plate (right side of the figure) and a film of melted Pb-Sb from the bullet.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Detail of the melted Pb-Sb film over the hole surface.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Detail of the ductile dimples of the plate shearing.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Dimples
Detail of the plate surface a little far from the perforated hole, in the side where the projectil stroke the plate. Drops of melted material from the bullet.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Melted film
ML00142 — Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 PlateM - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Microscopically aspect of the plate surface in the center of the bullet impact. The light and smooth surface is the melted bullet on the plate and the dark surface is the steel plate with oxides and very small surface cracks (10 microns length).
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ML00142 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 Plate
M - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Detailed aspect of the plate surface where there was the bullet impact, by scanning electron microscopy, showing that the bullet has melted and solidified on the surface. The EDS analysis showed Pb-Sb peaks.
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ML00142 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 Plate
M - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Aspect of the plate surface a little far from the region of bullet impact, by scanning electron microscopy, showing bullet melted islands on the surface. The EDS analysis showed Pb-Sb peaks.
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ML00142 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 Plate
M - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Detailed aspect of the plate surface a little far from the region of bullet impact, by scanning electron microscopy, showing bullet melted islands on the surface. The EDS analysis showed Pb-Sb peaks.
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ML00142 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 Plate
M - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
ML00137 — Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve SpringM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Corroded spots (shallow pits full of products) at the spring surface.
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ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
ML00135 — MIC of a Non Magnetic Drilling ToolM - High Mn Austenitic SteelP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Pitting Corrosion
Microscopical aspect by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the external surface of a drilling tool in a position that presented localized deposits and corrosion under deposit. It is possible to see that the strain hardened surface was etched by the aggressive metabolites of the microorganisms.
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ML00135 / May.2018
MIC of a Non Magnetic Drilling Tool
M - High Mn Austenitic SteelP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Localized Corrosion
ML00128 — MIC of a Stored Hydraulic CylinderM - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Scanning electron microscopy image of the chromium plated surface in a position where the cylinder was not damaged, showing the surface finishing.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Scanning electron microscopy image of the chromium plated cylinder in a region of localized dissolution under deposit. Inside the shallow pitting the Cr structure with a network of layers is revealed by the etching effect promoted by microbiollogically induced corrosion.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
Scanning electron microscopy image in detail of the chromium plated cylinder surface in a region of localized dissolution. The surface shows several microcracks promoted by the effects of the microbiollogically induced corrosion. Inside the corroded pit the network of the chromium layer is evidenced by the MIC attack.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
ML00124 — MIC of a Martensitic Valve RingM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Microscopic details of the ring surface showing the fouling at the surface and localized corrosion under the deposits.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
Higher magnification of the localized corrosion, showing that there are cracks at the margin of the corroded region.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
SEM image showing a branching surface crack extending from a region of granular corrosion deposits into the polished substrate.
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting
Intergranular morphology inside the pitting and evidences of chemical attack (dissolution).
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ML00124 / Feb.2018
MIC of a Martensitic Valve Ring
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - ForgingAp - EnergyCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Pitting