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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Capture method: Kalling Etched Macro clear all

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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This macrography shows a longitudinal section of the tubular cast fitting. The external side is to the top and the internal side to the bottom. The buttering layer is evident in the groove that would be welded to the centrifugall cast tube (right side) and part of the ID and OD. During the buttering welding of the casting the cracks were not detected because they were formed in the center of the thickness and some have propagated to the internal diameter, but not to the external diameter. They opened only when the buttered casting was welded to the tube.
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Macrography of the longidutinal section of a non broken allen bolt, at the threaded body to bolt head transition. The granular structure is different through the bolt, with refined structure in the threaded body and coarse at the transition.
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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 - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
17-4 PH rod, tubular, OD 10.6mm, wall thickness about 3.5 mm. Macrography of the rod in a transverse section showing the pitting in a position where it is almost through wall.
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Pitting
Macrography of a longitudinal section of the fitting to tubing weld, with the longitudinal cracking at the tubular fitting position.
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ML00094 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Subsea Hydraulic Line
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Macrography of a longitudinal section of the broken bolt, at the fracture position, showing that the fracture is partially flat (left side), where the macroscopically aspect is brittle, and a final ductile fracture (right side). Interesting to note that there is a large longitudinal crack, secondary (transverse to the fracture surface).
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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 - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the connector, at the fracture surface (in the top), showing intergranular secondary cracks. There is a large amount of delta phase precipitated intergranular and intragranluar.
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ML00078 / Jun.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of IN 718 Subsea Connector
M - NiCrFe AlloyP - ForgingAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Intergranular Cracking
Macrography of the pipe to fitting welded joint, in a region where the thickness loss is almost uniform. The pipe is in the left of the figure and the elbow is in the right, with a general thinning (average of 2 mm, considering that the original thickness was 3.7 mm), and a slightly more intense thickness loss at the weld metal near the elbow side.
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ML00065 / May.2017
Erosion Corrosion of Monel Piping
M - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Welded Joint
Macrography of the NEW TUBE, centrifugally cast, in the transverse section, presenting columnar grains close to the external surface.
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ML00038 / Apr.2017
Cast SS Tube for High Temperature Service
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Centrifugally Cast PipeAp - SiderurgyCd - Creep
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Transverse Section

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ML00173 — Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast FittingM - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Macrographic detail close to the internal diameter (ID in the bottom), where the cracks were detected by dye check (after removal of the damaged part of the cast fitting). Close to the surface it is possible to see the layers of the weld metal that corresponds to the cast fitting buttering.
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Cracks
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Cracks
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Microhardness identations
ML00094 — MIC of a Subsea Hydraulic LineM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Macrography of the fitting to tubing welded joint. The internal surface of the fitting (left side) is rough compared to the internal surface of the tubing (right side). The cracking is located only in the fitting and presented no association with the welded joint.
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ML00094 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Subsea Hydraulic Line
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
ML00065 — Erosion Corrosion of Monel PipingM - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Macrography of the pipe to fitting welded joint, in a region very close to the leakage. The sligthly localized thinning is in the weld metal close to the elbow.
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ML00065 / May.2017
Erosion Corrosion of Monel Piping
M - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Thinning
ML00038 — Cast SS Tube for High Temperature ServiceM - Heat Resistant SteelP - Centrifugally Cast PipeAp - SiderurgyCd - Creep
Macrography of the TUBE REMOVED FROM SERVICE, centrifugally cast, in the transverse section, presenting thickness loss and macrostructure deterioration.
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ML00038 / Apr.2017
Cast SS Tube for High Temperature Service
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Centrifugally Cast PipeAp - SiderurgyCd - Creep
Cm - Kalling Etched MacroDf - Transverse Section