Damage

5 cases · 6 images

Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Product: Seamless Pipe Capture method: Naked Eye or Stereoscope clear all

Damage — sub-branches

Cracks Transverse to the Surface 1Fatigue Fracture 1Leakage 1Localized Corrosion 1Pitting 1Thinning 1

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After opening the cracking the fracture surface aspect evidences fatigue cracking propagation, starting from the external side (OD).
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ML00012 / Aug.2017
Vibration Induced Fatigue in a 316/316L SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - OffshoreCd - Vibration Induced Fatigue
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Fatigue Fracture
Detail of the internal piping surface, showing lack of deposits and a shinning surface, suggesting erosive conditions.
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ML00065 / May.2017
Erosion Corrosion of Monel Piping
M - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Cm - Surface AspectDf - Leakage
Macrography of the longitudinal section of the pipe presenting multiple cracks from the tool marks.
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ML00068 / Sep.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a 5" Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Seamless PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Cracks Transverse to the Surface
The macrography of the welded joint shows the AA 6063 alloy pipe in the right and the AA 3003 pipe in the left, welded in two passes. The root presents small regions of corrosion in the weld metal and a localized corrosion at the fusion line of the 6063 pipe (knife-line attack morphology).
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ML00059 / Feb.2018
Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum Piping
M - Aluminum ManganeseP - Welded JointAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Intergranular Corrosion
Cm - Keller Etched MacroDf - Localized Corrosion
Transverse section of the 2" diameter pipe at the pitting location. The pipe was leaking.
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Pitting

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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