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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Damage — sub-branches

Brittle Behavior 12Corrosion 39Ductile Behavior 5Fabrication Defect 20Fatigue 12High Temperature 9Hydrogen 17Lack of Sealing 1Repair Defect 1Shooting Effect 4Wear 3

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Aspect of the bolt fracture, presenting a flat surface.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of the fracture surface after cutting the valve body and opening the crack. The fracture is brittle.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of the housing after opening the through wall cracking. The fracture is brittle and presents chevron marks.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Macroscopic aspect of the fracture surface, showing a brittle behavior (chevron marks) and a starting point at the bottom of the groove in the right side of the figure.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Macroscopic detail of the fracture surface with a starting point at the external surface of the pin.
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ML00009 / Sep.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Detail of the flat fracture surface of the pin, after disassembling from the TJ box. ID in the top and OD in the bottom of the figure. Radial marks are clear in the fracture surface.
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ML00088 / Dec.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of an API 5D S135 Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Fracture view presenting two diferente aspects, brittle in the bottom of the figure and in the center (most part of the fracture) and ductile in the top of the figure. Nominal diameter of the bolt 1 1/2".
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ML00074 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - General View
After opening the cracking the fracture surface aspect evidences fatigue cracking propagation, starting from the external side (OD).
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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 - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Fatigue Fracture

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ML00139 — Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen BoltM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
The fracture, that occurred at the region of transition between the threaded body and the bolt head, presented a flat and brittle aspect.
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ML00139 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Fracture of a 17-4 PH Allen Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - Allen BoltAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
ML00080 — MIC of Stacking Disc SpringsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Detail of the fracture starting point, in the bottom of the groove, where there is a pit about 0.5 mm depth.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
ML00074 — Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea BoltM - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Detail of the brittle part of the bolt fracture, presenting a secondary cracking longitudinal to the bolt axis. The region of the bolt at the bottom of the thread (close to the surface) is brighter than the internal part of the bolt suggesting different fracture mechanisms.
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ML00074 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a 17-4 PH Subsea Bolt
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Fracture