Hydride Formation

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

The pipe base metal, at the internal surface, presents a hydride layer showing that the environment is absorbing hydrogen.  Although there are microcracks in this layer it did not detach in the base metal.
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ML00005 / Apr.2017
Environmental Hydrogen Damage in Ti Pipe
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - PipingCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - Kroll Etched Micrography by OMDf - Hydride Formation