Scanning Electron Microscope

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Fractography by SEM 12Micrography by SEM 24Nital Etched Micrography by SEM 21Surface Aspect by SEM 27

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Micrography, by scanning electron microscopy. The alloy is a precipitation hardened material, and the stains at the surface are associated to differential etching in second phases and inclusions.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Granular structure
Micrography of the plate in a section, showing the alpha grains plus beta phase microstructure in the middle of the thickness. The sample was mechanically-electrolitically polished and etched with HF+HNO3+H2O solution.
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Alpha and Beta
Micrography of the plate section, in the middle of the plate in a position where the projectile did not affect. Ferritic-pearlitic structure.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Micrography of the plate section, in the middle of the plate. Martensitic structure.
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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 - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the bainitic structure at the HAZ of the carbon steel plate, by scanning electron microscopy.
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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 SEMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of a transverse section of the shell plate in a cracked position showing the transgranular morphology of the stress corrosion cracks.
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ML00019 / Apr.2017
Transgranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum
M - CMn SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Transgranular Cracking
Martensitic structure at the cutting HAZ. Longitudinal section.
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ML00033 / Jan.2017
Plasma Cut of 1 1/4" Steel Plate
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Cutting
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Martensite

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ML00145 — Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 PlateM - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Micrographic detail, by scanning electron microscopy, of the precipitation hardened granular structure. The stains are preferential etch of second particles.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Aligned particles
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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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Plastic Deformation
Detail of the plate surface showing striation as the finishing, deformed by the projectile effect in shearing the thickness.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
Detail of the plate surface showing striation as the finishing, deformed by the projectile effect in shearing the thickness.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface
High magnification detail of the plate surface showing the deformed striation.
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ML00145 / Sep.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on 6061 T6 Plate
M - Aluminum Magnesium SiliconP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - At the Surface

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ML00144 — Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 PlateM - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Micrographic detail by SEM, showing the beta phase EDS analysis was conducted in this microstructure and the results indicated 90.8%Ti + 6.8%Al + 2.4%V for the alpha phase (the dark grains as a matrix); and 84.7%Ti + 5.2%Al + 8.8%V + 1.2%Fe for the beta phase (light with aicular morphology inside the phase).
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ML00144 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .380 Winchester on Ti64 Plate
M - Ti6Al4VP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Alpha and Beta
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
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

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ML00143 — Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 PlateM - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Micrographic detail of the plate section, evidencing the non affected ferritic-pearlitic structure.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
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
Margin of the perforated hole showing regions of fracture and a smooth appearance in the hole surface (right side of the figure). This smooth aspect was generated by the film 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 - Fractography by SEMDf - Ductile Fracture
The fracture created by the projectile impact is fully ductile. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Dimples
Fractographic detail of the ductile fracture generated by the projectile impact. The material presented a sheared surface with elongated dimples.
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ML00143 / Aug.2018
Impact of a .308 Winchester on A36 Plate
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Pierced
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Dimples

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ML00142 — Impact of a .308 Winchester on AR500 PlateM - Low Alloy Wear ResistantP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Non-Pierced
Micrographic detail of the plate section presenting the martensitic microstructure.
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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 - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Martensite
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
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

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ML00052 — Cold Cracks in API 5CT L80 Tube Welded to a Structural PartM - Low Alloy SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - OffshoreCd - Welding Defect
Micrographic detail of the ferritic structure in the weld metal close to the low alloy steel tube, by scanning electron microscopy. The weld metal presents a typical aspect for high strenght weld metal (100% acicular ferrite).
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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 SEMDf - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the fusion line of the carbon steel plate, by scanning electron microscopy, showing the 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 SEMDf - Fusion Line
Micrographic detail of the ferritic structure in the weld metal close to the carbon steel plate, by scanning electron microscopy. The weld metal presents a typical aspect for low strenght weld metal (grain boundary and primary ferrite, plus acicular ferrite).
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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 SEMDf - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the fusion line of the low alloy steel tube, by scanning electron microscopy, showing the martensitic structure at the HAZ and acicular 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 SEMDf - Fusion Line
Micrographic detail of the martensitic structure at the HAZ of the low alloy steel tube, by scanning electron microscopy.
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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 - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Heat Affected Zone

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ML00019 — Transgranular SCC in Boiler Steam DrumM - CMn SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the transgranular stress corrosion cracking.
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ML00019 / Apr.2017
Transgranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum
M - CMn SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Transgranular Crack
ML00033 — Plasma Cut of 1 1/4" Steel PlateM - High Strength Low AlloyP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Cutting
Intercritical heating at 0.5 mm from the cut surface, showing martensitic islands.
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ML00033 / Jan.2017
Plasma Cut of 1 1/4" Steel Plate
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Rolled PlateAp - StructureCd - Cutting
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Heat Affected Zone