Microstructure

16 cases · 59 images

Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

ML00137 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a 15-5 PH Valve Spring
M - Precipitation Hardened Stainless SteelP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of a transverse section of the platesheet presenting a duplex structure, alpha (light yellow) and beta (orange) phases.
214
ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
Micrography of the plate in a longitudinal section, presenting a typical ferritic pearlitic structure, banded.  The plate is 22 mm thick.
182
ML00119 / Feb.2018
Thermal Fatigue of a Marine Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel.  The microstructure is predominantly ferritic, with small perlitic areas and some free cementite at ferritic grain boundaries.  There is a large amount of sulfide inclusions, aligned perpendicular to the forming direction.
107
ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Non Metallic Inclusions
ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Predominantly Ferritic
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the 1" plate, in the center of the thickness, presenting a refined ferritic perlitic microstructure. Banded.
310
ML00063 / Apr.2017
EH36 1" Plate for Structure
M - CMn SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Grain refined structure
The cast iron microstructure is predominatly ferritic with graphite nodules.
169
ML00040 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Valve Stem
M - Nodular Cast IronP - Valve StemAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Graphite in Nodules
Ferritic-perlitic microstructure of a longitudinal section of the plate that was qualified to be adopted in a tubesheet boiler. Hot formed plate presenting perlite banding.
659
ML00031 / Jan.2017
Carbon Steel Tubesheet for Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite

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ML00125 — Dezincification of a Cooler TubesheetM - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Etanol Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Etanol Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
ML00119 — Thermal Fatigue of a Marine BoilerM - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Micrography of the plate in a longitudinal section, presenting a typical ferritic pearlitic structure, banded.
165
ML00119 / Feb.2018
Thermal Fatigue of a Marine Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Micrographic detail of the ferritic pearlitic structure of the plate in the longitudinal section.
147
ML00119 / Feb.2018
Thermal Fatigue of a Marine Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Micrography of the weld metal in the center os the weld. Columnar grains (of the previous austenite) with primary ferrite in the grain boundaries and acicular ferrite intragranular.
125
ML00119 / Feb.2018
Thermal Fatigue of a Marine Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferritic Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal in the center os the weld. Columnar grains (of the previous austenite) with primary ferrite in the grain boundaries; and details of the ferrite with aligned second phases and acicular ferrite, intragranular.
112
ML00119 / Feb.2018
Thermal Fatigue of a Marine Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferritic Weld Metal
Micrography of the tube HAZ in a region of (austenitic) grain coarse, presenting a bainitic structure.
105
ML00119 / Feb.2018
Thermal Fatigue of a Marine Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - ShipCd - Thermal Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic HAZ

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ML00103 — Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting ConnectorM - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
ML00103 / Nov.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting Connector
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Predominantly Ferritic
ML00083 — Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine BearingM - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
ML00083 / Oct.2017
Steel Back of a Bimetallic Engine Bearing
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Cold FormedAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain Hardened
ML00063 — EH36 1" Plate for StructureM - CMn SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
ML00063 / Apr.2017
EH36 1" Plate for Structure
M - CMn SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Pearlite
ML00031 — Carbon Steel Tubesheet for BoilerM - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
Ferritic-perlitic microstructure of a longitudinal section of the plate that was qualified to be adopted in a tubesheet boiler. Hot formed plate presenting perlite banding.
213
ML00031 / Jan.2017
Carbon Steel Tubesheet for Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Ferritic-perlitic microstructure of a longitudinal section of the plate that was qualified to be adopted in a tubesheet boiler. Hot formed plate presenting perlite banding.
173
ML00031 / Jan.2017
Carbon Steel Tubesheet for Boiler
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Rolled PlateAp - ShipCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Pearlite