Corrosion Fatigue

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Metallographic image of a longitudinal section of the clamp (axis in the vertical direction), showing a refined ferritic perlitic structure.
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ML00171 / Feb.2021
Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe Clamp
M - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography presenting a uniform and refined tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Uniform Structure
Micrography of a wire in a longitudinal section, presenting a predominantly oearlitic structure, highly strained. The wires did not present any coating.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the pin microstructure at the longitudinal section showing a tempered martensitic structure and a band of retained austenite.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
The microstructure of the pipe, presented in a longitudinal section, is an uniform tempered martensite.
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ML00068 / Sep.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite

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ML00171 — Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe ClampM - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Metallographic detail of the longitudinal section of the clamp with a ferritic pearlitic structure.
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ML00171 / Feb.2021
Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe Clamp
M - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Metallographic detail of the ferritic perlitic structure.
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ML00171 / Feb.2021
Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe Clamp
M - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Metallographic aspect of a longitudinal section of the clamp, at the surface (left side of the image) showing a region where there are corrosion pits in the carbon steel clamp, due to the lack of protection by the coating, and the propagation of small transgranular cracks from to the surface.
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ML00171 / Feb.2021
Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe Clamp
M - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Crack
The clamp presented several cracks, parallel, transverse to the axis. The appearance of the cracks in the metallographic section shows that some cracks propagate and growth with a irregular path.
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ML00171 / Feb.2021
Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe Clamp
M - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Metallographic aspect of the cracks showing that several microcracks join from different pits and growth through the section, in a transgranular morphologyy.
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ML00171 / Feb.2021
Corrosion Fatigue of U Bolt Pipe Clamp
M - Low Carbon SteelP - BoltAp - ShipCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transgranular Cracking

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ML00169 — Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe BodyM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Micrography presenting a uniform and refined tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the tempered martensite.
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe, at the external pipe surface, where there is a corroded spot. The microstructure is tempered martensite and at the surface the pipe is slightly decarburized.
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - External Surface
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe, at the external pipe surface, where there is a crack propagating from the corroded spot. The microstructure is tempered martensite and at the surface the pipe is slightly decarburized.
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
Micrographic detail of the crack from the corroded spot.
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion

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ML00155 — Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel StrandM - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Higher magnification detail of the predominantly pearlitic microstructure of the wire.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Predominantly Pearlitic
Micrography of a typical corroded wire, in a longitudinal section, showing loss of thickness by corrosion. The microstructure of the wire is predominantly pearlitic and the wire presents no coating, in any region.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion
Micrography of a typical corrosion-fatigue mechanism, in a longitudinal section. The loss of material is accelerated a lot by the cracks through the thickness.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracks
Micrography of a typical overloaded wire, in a longitudinal section, showing plastic deformation and necking at the fracture. About 25% of the wires have ruptured by this ductile mechanism.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ductile Fracture
Micrography of a typical as polished overloaded wire, in a longitudinal section, showing necking at the fracture and secondary ductile cracks. About 25% of the wires have ruptured by this ductile mechanism.
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ML00155 / Jan.2020
Failure of a Prestressed Concrete Steel Strand
M - High Carbon SteelP - Wire RopeAp - StructureCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Ductile Fracture

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ML00085 — Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS PinM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Micrographic detail of the pin microstructure at the longitudinal section showing a tempered martensitic structure and a band of retained austenite.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrographic detail of the pin microstructure at the longitudinal section showing a band of retained austenite in martensitic structure.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of the pin in a longitudinal section, transverse to the fracture surface, close to the point of cracking iniciation, presenting a flat propagation and a secondary crack, paralel to the fracture surface.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
Micrography of the pin in a longitudinal section, transverse to the fracture surface, close to the point of cracking iniciation, presenting a flat propagation and a secondary crack, paralel to the fracture surface.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fracture
Micrographic detail of a secondary cracking close to the fracture position. The crack presents no plastic deformation, is slightly branched and filled with products.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fatigue Fracture

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ML00068 — Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill PipeM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
The micrography in the as polished condition of the longitudinal section of the pipe close to the washout, shows that at the tool mark tip (notch from the external surface) a fatigue crack already started from a corroded region (pitting).
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ML00068 / Sep.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Pitting
Micrographic detail, in the as polished condition, of the corrosion fatigue crack.
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ML00068 / Sep.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Fatigue Crack
The micrography of one of the (multiple) cracks shows the slightly irregular morphology of the cracking, typical of a corrosion-fatigue mechanism.
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ML00068 / Sep.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking
Micrographic detail of the slightly irregular crack propagation, typical of a corrosion-fatigue mechanism.
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ML00068 / Sep.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Corrosion Cracking