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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Shaft pinion presenting the bearing surface, with machining markes, from where the thermal spray layer was detached. The diameter of the 880 mm long shaft in this region is about 75 mm.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
The camshaft broke in a brittle way in a region where the shaft changed the geometry, close to a chilled lobe.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Macroscopic aspect of the 1" shaft fracture surface, revealing beach marks at the surface typical of fatigue, initiated from the surface of the spline shaft at the gear position.
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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 - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fatigue Fracture

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ML00108 — Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion ShaftM - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Detail of the detached layer, about 1.5 mm thick.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Layer Detachment
Macrographic detail of the thermal spray layer in a position of the shaft where it was not detached. Longitudinal section of the shaft. The waves are the machining marks created to anchor the thermal spray layer, that is about 1.5mm thick.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of the thermal spray (TS) layer showing the different alloys, gray oxides and black voids. The Ni base TS alloy is of a yellow colour at the interface with the shaft substrate (in the left). The Cr base TS alloy appears white, similar to the shaft substrate. Longitudinal section of the shaft.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Coating Layer
Micrographic detail, as polished in a longitudinal section, of the interface between the shaft substrate and the thermal spray layer. In the left it is the shaft substrate also presenting parts of aligned inclusions (gray). In the center it is the Ni base TS alloy and in the right it is the Cr base TS alloy. There are also black voids and grey oxides.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Coating Layer
Micrography of the interface between the shaft surface and the thermal spray layer. The shaft steel presents a quenched and tempered structure. Longitudinal section.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coating Layer

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ML00060 — Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron CamshaftM - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
The macrography of a longitudinal section of the camshaft (tubular) in a position where there are two chilled lobes, presenting a strong microstructural change through thickness, from the hard chilled surface (500HV10) to the soft region in the middle of the thickness (187HV10).
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Close to the camshaft lobe surface, the chilled casting presents a white cast iron structure. Primary carbides and ledeburite with a hardness level about 50 HRc.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Close to the External Surface
Micrographic detail of the chilled structure. Primary carbides, ledeburite and perlite islands.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Close to the External Surface
In the center of the shaft thickness the structure is perlitic with graphite in flakes, but there are also islands of ledeburite.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrographic detail of the structure in the center of the shaft thickness. Perlitic matrix with graphite in flakes, and ledeburite islands.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness

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ML00041 — Fatigue Fracture of Inconel 718 Spline ShaftM - NiCrFe AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
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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 - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - At the Surface
Macroscopic aspect of the 1" shaft fracture surface, revealing beach marks at the surface typical of fatigue, initiated from the surface of the spline shaft at the gear position.
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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 - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fatigue Fracture
SEM fractograph at 1200x magnification showing an intergranular fracture surface with angular, faceted grains and fine feather-like markings.
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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 - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Fracture
Microscopic detail of the transgranular striation in the fracture surface.
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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 - Fractography by SEMDf - Fatigue Fracture
The micrography of a transverse section of the shaft shows the granular austenitic structure close to the surface of the shaft.
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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 - At the Surface

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