Fabrication Defect

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Fabrication Defect — sub-branches

Micrographic detail of the forging lap defect that appears at the nut surface like a crack, filled with oxides.  The nut presented a martensitic structure in the center of the nut, but in the regions adjacent to the defect the structure is ferritic-bainitic due to decarburization.  There are several globular oxides (grey spots) that became entrapped during the forging.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
The internal surface of the 2 1/2" thickness plate drum was welded to attach a baffle plate (1/4" thick) using two fillets (one in each side of the plate to shell), but the welding procedure was not suitable since cracks appeared underbead, although they were detected only after 6 month in operation, when the baffle was removed. The picture shows a macrography of the surface, with the cracking.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Cracking

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ML00099 — Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated NutM - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Micrography of the nut in a section transverse to the surface indication. There are several microcracks (parallel and perpendicular to the nut surface) filled with oxides.  The nut presented a martensitic microstructure in the center of the thickness and a ferritic-bainitic microstructure at surface and adjacent to the defect, due to decarburization occurred during high temperature forging.
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ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Lap
ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Lap
ML00099 / Jan.2018
Forging Defect in a Cadmium Plated Nut
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - NutAp - PipingCd - Fabrication Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Lap

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ML00008 — Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure VesselM - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the shell plate base metal, presenting a typical ferritic-perlitic microstructure.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Higher magnification of the ferritic-perlitic microstructure of the shell plate in the longitudinal section.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Cold cracking of the fillet weld adopted to attach a flat support into a vessel shell in the internal side, using an unsuitable welding procedure that created a too high hardness HAZ.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracks
Cold cracking of the fillet weld adopted to attach a flat support into a vessel shell in the internal side, using an unsuitable welding procedure that created a too high hardness HAZ. The cracks are mainly located at the fusion line.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracks
Cold cracking of the fillet weld adopted to attach a flat support into a vessel shell in the internal side, using an unsuitable welding procedure that created a too high hardness HAZ. Several internal cracks at the fusion line.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracks

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