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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Microstructure: Austenite Capture method: Optical Microscope Detail focus: Damage clear all

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Micrography of a longitudinal section of the flared tubing where the fracture occurred. The starting point of the fracture is associated to the external side of the tubing, where it was connected by a nut and there was a localized plastic deformation due to the fitting assembly.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Transgranular Fracture
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe (seamless), that shows the through wall cracking, straigth and not associated to any welded region or microstructural problem.
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Through Wall Cracking
Micrographic detail of the fatigue cracking at the margin of the flange to shell fillet weld.
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ML00050 / Nov.2017
Fatigue Failure of a 316SS Pressure Stabilizer
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Fatigue Crack
Micrographic aspect of a longitudinal section of the splined shaft, at the fracture surface (top of the figure). The transgranular fatigue propagation presents shallow secondary cracks at regions of particles in the structure.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transgranular Cracking
Micrography transverse to the weld and to the fracture surface (right side of the figure).
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Fracture

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ML00167 — Fatigue of a Flared Tubing ConnectionM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Micrographic detail of the localized plastic deformation due to the fitting assembly, in the region where the fatigue has started.
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ML00167 / Aug.2020
Fatigue of a Flared Tubing Connection
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - TubingAp - EngineCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Plastic Deformation
ML00012 — Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Micrography of the pipe in a longitudinal section, close to the external surface, showing a pit (adjacent to the through wall cracking). The corrosion spt is not associated to any microstructural feature.
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Pitting
ML00041 — Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline ShaftM - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Micrographic aspect of a longitudinal section of the splined shaft, at the fracture. Transgranular fatigue propagation from the splined region.
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ML00041 / Jun.2017
Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline Shaft
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transgranular Crack
ML00006 — Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Micrography of the section transverse to the weld and in a region close to the fracture surface (to the right side of the figure). The secondary fatigue microcracks are associated to the stress concentration raisers of the margin of the weld, irregular.
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ML00006 / Apr.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in 304SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Fatigue Crack