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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Brittle Cracks 3Brittle Fracture 1Cleavage Facets 2Corrosion 1Crack 6Cracking 6Fatigue Crack 10Localized Corrosion 2Microcracks 2Pitting 1Secondary Cracks 1

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General view of the cylindrical valve body, 6 5/8" nominal diameter, showing a transverse straight crack at the external surface.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Crack
Aspect of the cracked valve body, after disassembling and removing the internal parts. The valve is part of a lot that was manufactured by forging a cubic 170mm from a forged bar in SDSS UNS S32760, and heat treated (solution annealed) by the forging company. The fabrication using these bodies included the machining, fillet weld two inserts in Alloy 625, machining again, assembling the internals, and pressure test at 15,000 psi. The cracking occurred during test, only for this valve body.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Cracking
The as polished micrographic aspect of the corroded surface shows pitting and several microcracks, probably associated to the biological attack and material embrittlement. Replication technique.
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ML00092 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Valve Body
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - As polishedDf - Microcracks

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ML00162 — Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld DefectsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Penetrant test (dye check) image of the cracks at the surface of the actuator hole, viewed from inside of the body after the longitudinal cut. The aspect of the cracks at the hole, close to the internal side of the valve, is not the same as the aspect of the cracks at the external side (a straigth line), suggesting that the original cracks had propagated by fatigue through wall. The penetrant did not stained too much at the cracked area, indicating that the cracks are not too deep in this position, or are not fully opened to the surface.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Aspect by NDTDf - Crack
Magnetic particle test of the same cracks at the edge of the actuator hole, viewed from inside of the body. The cracks appeared more clearly with this test than with the penetrant test, suggesting that the cracks are not fully opened to the surface.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Aspect by NDTDf - Crack
Longitudinal section of the cylindrical body showing two pieces with the cracks, close to the position of the actuator hole. The valve body thickness is 40 mm at the location where the cracks appeared.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Longitudinal Section AspectDf - Crack
Macrography of the longitudinal section of the valve body, at the cracked position, a little far from the actuator hole. The valve body is 40 mm thick at this position and it is possible to see that at this position only one region is welded in repair, close to the outer surface (top), and there is a crack, transverse to the thickness, that is difficult to see with this magnification and that is clearly the propagation in fatigue.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Fatigue Crack
Macrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the valve body, at the cracked position, a little far from the actuator hole. There is a straight crack, transverse to the thickness that clearly propagated by fatigue mechanism, from the region where the welding defects were created.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Fatigue Crack

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ML00134 — Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve BodyM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Detailed aspect of the cracking, straight and presenting a brittle aspect.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Cracking
Detail of the internal bore, showing a brittle crack through the wall.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Cracking
Aspect of a section cut transverse to the center of the body. The crack is brittle, trough wall, and was arrested in the region where the valve body was welded to the insert.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracking
Aspect of a section cut transverse to the center of the body. The structure of the valve body was not uniform and close to the BX groove body face the structure was more degradated than in the bottom of the body, as it will be presented in the next figures.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracking
Aspect of a section cut transverse to the center of the body. The cracking is brittle, trough wall.
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ML00134 / Aug.2020
Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve Body
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Transverse Section AspectDf - Cracking

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ML00092 — MIC of a Valve BodyM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Aspect of the inner side of a valve body, showing regions of localized corrosion and rust, not expected for this stainless steel.
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ML00092 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Valve Body
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Corrosion
Deep localized corrosion spots, rusted. There are indications that the roughness of the surface influences the localized corrosion location.
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ML00092 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Valve Body
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Localized Corrosion
The macroscopic aspect of the surface after preparation. Grinding and polishing.
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ML00092 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Valve Body
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Surface AspectDf - Localized Corrosion
The micrographic aspect of the corroded surface, after polishing and etching with Kalling, shows the margin of one pit and microcracks propagating through previous austenite grain boundaries of the martensitic structure, probably associated to the biological attack and material embrittlement. Replication technique.
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ML00092 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Valve Body
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling etched, OMDf - Pitting
Micrographic details of microcracks propagating through previous austenite grain boundaries of the martensitic structure. Replication technique.
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ML00092 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Valve Body
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Valve BodyAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling etched, OMDf - Microcracks