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Micrographic detail of the very refined ferritic structure of the base metal, in the longitudinal section, indicating that the material was heat treated, since no banding is not detectable at this magnification.
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ML00153 / Jan.2019
X52 in a Tubular Structure
M - CMn SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - StructureCd - Qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Grain refined structure
Micrographic detail of the weld metal with islands of a coarse ferritic structure, degradated (recristalized) from an acicular morphology during to the long heat treatment cycle in high temperature. The post welding heat treatment (PWHT) was conducted during 12 hours at 640°C.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure

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ML00153 — X52 in a Tubular StructureM - CMn SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - StructureCd - Qualified
Micrographic detail of the bainitic structure of the coarse grain heat affected zone, close to the fusion line (to the top of the figure).
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ML00153 / Jan.2019
X52 in a Tubular Structure
M - CMn SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - StructureCd - Qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic HAZ
Micrographic detail of the weld metal in the last bead. The microstructure shows primary ferrite in the (previous austenite) grain boundaries, some regions of ferrite with aligned second phases and acicular ferrite in the center of the columnar grains.
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ML00153 / Jan.2019
X52 in a Tubular Structure
M - CMn SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - StructureCd - Qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Columnar Grains
Micrographic detail of the refined ferritic microstructure, with equiaxial grains, of the weld metal in the root, reheated by the fill pass. At this magnification it is possible to see that the agglomerated carbides ar located in ferritic grain boundaries.
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ML00153 / Jan.2019
X52 in a Tubular Structure
M - CMn SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - StructureCd - Qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Equiaxial Grains
ML00129 — Non qualified WPS for High Strength SteelM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Micrographic detail of the base metal structure, quenched and tempered martensite. The base metal adopted in the test coupon presented a hardness level of 217HB (Brinell hardness of the certificate) and after the PWHT cycle the measured base metal hardness is 224 HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the heat affected zone at the face of the joint, close to the fusion line. The structure is martensitic but the previous austenite grain boundary was not large. 248HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the weld metal at the face of the joint showing the acicular ferrite structure. The hardness level in this region is about 250HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Acicular Ferrite
Micrographic detail of the heat affected zone at the root of the joint, submitted to several welding reheating cycles. The structure is martensitic with a refined previous austenite structure.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the weld metal at the root of the joint showing a mixture of acicular structure with equiaxial ferritic structure. The hardness level in this region is about 231HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite