Microstructure

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Microstructure — sub-branches

Acicular Alpha 2Acicular Ferrite 1Aligned particles 2Alpha 4Alpha and Beta 12Austenite 45Austenitic with Primary Carbides 2Austenitic with Secondary Precipitation 7Bainite 15Bainitic Ferrite 7Bainitic HAZ 8Bainitic Martensitic 6Banded Pearlite 8Banded Structure 25Carburized Layer 4Clad Interface 21Coalesced structure 8Coarse Structure 15Coating Layer 9Columnar Grains 4Decarburized Surface 1Delta Ferrite Islands 2Delta ferrite 4Dendritic 3Dual grain sizes 1Duplex structure 18Equiaxial Grains 5Ferrite 8Ferrite and Austenite 7Ferrite and Bainite 3Ferrite and Pearlite 55Ferritic Weld Metal 2Free Carbides in Pearlite Colonies 1Fusion Line 17Grain boundary intermetallics 2Grain refined structure 13Granular structure 9Graphite Type A (ASTM A247) 2Graphite in Flakes 5Graphite in Imperfect Nodules 1Graphite in Nodules 6Hard Chromium Layer 3Hypoeutetic 1Intergranular Precipitation 4Intragranular Secondary Precipitation 5Martensite 89Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides 3Matrix of ferrite and pearlite 5Mixture of Melted Metals 3Network of Primary Carbides 2Networklike precipitates 1Ni layer 2No Coating Layer 3Non Metallic Inclusions 8Overheating 3Overtempered Structure 2Pearlite 10Pearlite Matrix 3Predominantly Ferritic 15Predominantly Pearlitic 5Prior Austenite Boundaries Decorated 1Secondary Precipitation 1Sigma 7Single phase 1Strain Hardened 25Strain hardened pearlite 4Tempered Martensite 4Tempered Structure 1Thermal Spray Layer 5Two phases 4Uniform Structure 4Zn Layer 6

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Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the drill collar, in the center of the thickness, presenting an uniform, granular, fully austenitic microstructure.
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ML00135 / May.2018
MIC of a Non Magnetic Drilling Tool
M - High Mn Austenitic SteelP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
Microstructural analysis of the valve body structure, close to the position where the cracking has occurred. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with a large amount of detrimental phases associated to the ferritic structure, probably sigma phase.
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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 - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Sigma
Image by scanning electron microscopy of the metallurgically bonded interface of the internally cladded pipe. It is a longitudinal seam welded pipe, with substrate in low alloy steel X65 and clad plate in Alloy 625 (welded by a solid state process). The region is a detail in the side of the Ni alloy clad plate where a grain refinement has occurred probably due to recrystallization of a strain hardened region during later heat treatment. The microhardness of this region is a lot higher than the value obtained out of this region, in the clad plate.
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Clad Interface
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite
Micrographic detail of the roller bearing microstructure, close to the external surface, presenting 64 HRc and a microstructure that is martensitic with large carbides.
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ML00131 / Apr.2018
Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller Bearing
M - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the rolled thread that was heat treated later. The bolt was quenched and tempered to 30 HRc and presented a martensitic structure.
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
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
Micrographic aspect of the longitudinal section of the cylinder steel substrate, presenting a ferritic-pearlitic structure.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite

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ML00135 — MIC of a Non Magnetic Drilling ToolM - High Mn Austenitic SteelP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Pitting Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the drill collar, in the center of the thickness, presenting slightly elongated grains of fully austenitic microstructure, cold worked.
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ML00135 / May.2018
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M - High Mn Austenitic SteelP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Austenite
ML00134 — Brittle Fracture of a Superduplex Valve BodyM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic detail of the valve body structure, close to the position where the cracking has occurred. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with a large amount of detrimental phases associated to the ferritic structure, probably sigma phase.
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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 - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Sigma
Metallographic detail of the large amount of sigma phase, associated to the ferritic structure.
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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 - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Sigma
Microstructural analysis of the valve body structure, far from the position where the cracking has occurred, in the bottom of the body. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with some sigma phase, not in a large amount, indicating the valve structure was not uniform.
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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 - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
Micrographic detail of the valve body structure, far from the position where the cracking has occurred, in the bottom of the body. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with some sigma phase, not in a large amount, indicating the valve structure was not uniform.
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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 - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
Micrographic detail of the valve body structure, far from the position where the cracking has occurred, in the bottom of the body. The structure is ferritic austenitic, with some sigma phase, not in a large amount, indicating the valve structure was not uniform.
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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 - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Ferrite and Austenite
ML00133 — Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe substrate showing a uniform bainitic microstructure,
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface with the clad plate, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image.
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface with the clad plate, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image.
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface with the clad plate, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image. The metallurgical bonding of the claded plate to the substrate is evident since there are no voids or defects.
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrography showing the positions of Vickers microhardness measurements in the longitudinal micrography, in the pipe steel substrate (dot 1 - 266 HV100g), very close to the interface inside the clad plate (dot 2 - 429 HV100g) and a little far from the interface inside the Ni clad plate (dot 3 - 358 HV100g).
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ML00133 / May.2018
Seam Welded Pipe Cladded with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface

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ML00132 — Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the overlay fusion line, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the overlay fusion line, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image. Some decarburization of the low alloy steel substrate is evident since the microstructure is slightly different a little far from the interface.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface with the clad plate, with Nital etch that reveals only the low alloy steel structure, to the left side of the image.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Micrography showing the positions of Vickers microhardness measurements in the longitudinal micrography, in the pipe steel substrate (dot 1 - 217 HV100g), very close to the interface inside the overlay (dot 2 - 370 HV100g) and a little far from the interface inside the Ni clad plate (dot 3 - 229 HV100g).
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Clad Interface
Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of the pipe at the interface,with oxalic acid electrolytic method that overetchs the low alloy steel structure (to the left side of the image), and reveals the structure of the clad interface.
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ML00132 / May.2018
Seamless Pipe Overlaid with Alloy 625
M - LAS / Ni AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Oil and GasCd - Welding
Cm - Oxalic Acid Electrolytic EtchDf - Clad Interface

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ML00131 — Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller BearingM - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Micrographic detail of the roller bearing microstructure, close to the internal surface, presenting 21 HRc that reveals that the matrix is not martensitic. It is ferritic with large aligned carbides (cracked).
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ML00131 / Apr.2018
Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller Bearing
M - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite
Ferritic structure close to the internal diameter of the cylindrical roller bearing, in the circuferemtial direction, presenting large carbides (not aligned due to the direction of the section) and small round carbides. in this region the fracture presented ductile micromechanisms (dimples) as well as decohesion of large carbides and cleavage facets, typical of overloading of this low toughness material.
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ML00131 / Apr.2018
Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller Bearing
M - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite
Martensitic structure close to the external diameter of the cylindrical roller bearing, in the circuferemtial direction, presenting large carbides (not aligned due to the direction of the section) and a martensitic matrix. in this region the fracture presented quasecleavage micromechanism as well as decohesion of large carbides.
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ML00131 / Apr.2018
Brittle Failure of a Soft Roller Bearing
M - Wear Resistant SteelP - Roller BearingAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Heat Treatment Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
ML00130 — Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded BoltsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
The microstructure of the bolt is martensitic in the center of the thickness. Longitudinal section.
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
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M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
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
ML00128 — MIC of a Stored Hydraulic CylinderM - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Micrographic detail of the ferritic-pearlitic structure of the cylinder steel substrate.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the cylinder , at the surface, where it was not yet damaged. The steel substrate is in the bottom of the figure, the Ni layer is in the center and the Cr layer is in the top of the figure.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ni layer
Micrography of the interface between the steel substrate and the first Ni layer. The Ni layer, 160 microns thick and 300HV hardness, is uniform and presents no discontinuities.
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ni layer
Micrography of the interface between the Ni layer (bottom) and the Cr layer (top of the figure). The Cr layer, 250 microns thick and 1100HV hardness, presents small pores and cracks (that appear like black shadows, not focused).
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ML00128 / Apr.2018
MIC of a Stored Hydraulic Cylinder
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Chromium PlatedAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Hard Chromium Layer