Brittle Behavior

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The fracture surface of the casting cylinder presented, at the internal surface, interconnected graphite flakes and a corroded matrix.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Close to the Internal Surface
Micrography of the casting at the surface, presenting a zinc layer deposited in a hot dip process. The thickness of the layer is about 0.3mm in this position, that is higher than expected for this process. The steel substrate is not revealed because the etch was light and the zinc layer protects the low aloy steel during the etch.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Zn Layer
Micrography of the blade, view inside the grain. The intragranular precipitation presents one unique size of precipitation, not yet coalesced, although the blade was in high temperature service for 50.000 hours. Etched by H2SO4 + HNO3 + H3PO4 reagent.
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ML00042 / Apr.2017
Gas Turbine Blade IN 939, Coated
M - NiCrCo AlloyP - CastAp - Gas TurbineCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Intragranular Secondary Precipitation
The fracture surface is flat, shows the graphite nodules and cleavage of the ferritic microstructure, indicating that the material have exceeded the capacity to acomodate the stress.
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ML00040 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Valve Stem
M - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Cleavage Facets

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ML00141 — Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast IronM - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
The fracture surface of the casting cylinder presented, in the center of the thickness, cleavage facets and graphite decohesion that corresponds to a brittle fracture of the material.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
The fracture surface of the casting cylinder presented, close to the external surface, a more ductile aspect of the fracture.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Close to the External Surface
Fractographic detail of the interconnected graphite flakes and corroded matrix.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Corrosion
Fractographic detail of the graphite decohesion and cleavage facets in the center of the cast cylinder thickness.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the cylinder, at the external diameter (right side of the figure), presenting smaller interdendritic graphite flakes in a ferritic-perlitic matrix. This surface is painted.
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ML00141 / Jul.2018
Brittle Fracture of a Corroded Gray Cast Iron
M - Gray Cast ironP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Graphite in Flakes
ML00138 — Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA SteelM - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Scanning electron fractography in low magnification (originally 15x), showing the flat fracture surface with steps and secondary cracks.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Scanning electron fractography (originally 500x), showing zinc deposits at the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Zn Layer
Scanning electron fractography (originally 1000x), showing details of the zinc deposits at the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fracture
Scanning electron fractography (originally 500x), showing intergranular aspects in the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Fracture
Scanning electron fractography (originally 1000x), showing intergranular aspects in the fracture surface.
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ML00138 / Jun.2018
Liquid Metal Embrittlement of a HSLA Steel
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - Coated ProductAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Liquid Metal Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking

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ML00042 — Gas Turbine Blade IN 939, CoatedM - NiCrCo AlloyP - CastAp - Gas TurbineCd - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of the diffusion coating. H2SO4 + HNO3 + H3PO4 etched.
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ML00042 / Apr.2017
Gas Turbine Blade IN 939, Coated
M - NiCrCo AlloyP - CastAp - Gas TurbineCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Coating
ML00040 — Brittle Fracture of a Valve StemM - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Detail of the cleavage micromechanism.
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ML00040 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Valve Stem
M - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Cleavage Facets