Copper Alloy

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Aluminum Brass 1Aluminum Bronze 2Brass 3Cupronickel 1Pure Copper 1Tin Bronze 1

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Micrographic aspect of the tube out of the damaged region, in a longitudinal section, showing the grain refined copper structure.
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Uniform granular microstructure of the aluminum brass, monophasic alpha.
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Alpha
Low magnification micrography of a transverse section of the ring showing a dendritic structure.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dendritic
Micrography of the tranverse section of the tube, in the center of the thickness. There are small grains and large grains, characterizing a dual grain size. The large grains size is about 100 microns, more than 10 times larger than the average size of the smaller grains size.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dual grain sizes
Metallographic aspect of the polished surface of the (back of the) coaster, showing pores and shrinkages, typical of a casting structure.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Casting Structure
Micrography of a transverse section of the platesheet presenting a duplex structure, alpha (light yellow) and beta (orange) phases.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
The micrography of the transverse section shows coarse grains and biphasic structure. Alpha grains and a lamellar eutectoid structure can be observed in the material.
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ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the External Surface
The micrography of the tube shows a granular structure and light deformation lines. No evidences of corrosion from the external surface (upper side of the figure) or internal surface (lower side of the figure).
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ML00043 / Apr.2017
CuNi Condenser Tube
M - CupronickelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Longitudinal Section

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ML00180 — Local Melting of Copper Cooling TubesM - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Micrographic detail of the granular copper structure, a little far from the overheated region.
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Granular structure
Micrographic detail of the granular copper structure, out of the damaged area. The dark particles are non metallic (oxides).
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Granular structure
Micrographic aspect, as polished, of a transverse section of the tube (bottom side of the image, orange), at the interface between the tube and the melted steel over the external diameter (top side of the image, grey). In the copper tube there are several microcracks and regions of incipient melting (voids).
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracks
Micrographic aspect of the tube wall under the localized thinning, in a transverse section, showing a coarse structure due to high temperature grain growth.
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Overheating
Micrographic detail of the high temperature grain growth in the tube microstructure.
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Coarse Structure

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ML00170 — MIC in Aluminum Brass TubesM - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Micrographic detail of the granular structure of the aluminum brass, monophasic alpha.
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Alpha
Micrography of a transverse section of the tube, close to the leakage point. The thickness is localized reduced where the internal passive layer was ruptured, and the chemical effect of the biological proliferation created a high corrosion rate.
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Localized Thinning
Micrography of a transverse section of the tube at the localized reduced thickness point. Close to the internal surface.
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Internal Surface
Micrographic detail of a transverse section of the tube at the localized reduced thickness point. Close to the internal surface.
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Internal Surface
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
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ML00170 / Sep.2020
MIC in Aluminum Brass Tubes
M - Aluminum BrassP - Seamless tubeAp - MaritimeCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+Ethanol Etched MicroDf - Localized Corrosion

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ML00166 — Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater PumpM - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Micrography of a transverse section of the ring showing a cored alpha structure with segregation at interdendritic regions. This structure is in a region close to the ring surface.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dendritic
Micrography of a transverse section of the ring showing a cored alpha structure with strong segregation at interdendritic regions, and regions of a white structure at grain boundaries. This structure is in a region close to the center of the ring.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Dendritic
Micrographic detail of the cored alpha structure with light segregation at intergranular regions (light layer at grain boundaries), and a white euctetoid structure (alpha and delta) at interdendritic space. This structure is in a region close to the ring surface, where the solidification was quicker.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Grain boundary intermetallics
Micrographic detail of the cored alpha structure with strong segregation at intergranular regions (dark layer at grain boundaries), and a white euctetoid structure (alpha and delta) at interdendritic space. This structure is in a region close to the center of the ring, where the solidification was slower.
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Grain boundary intermetallics
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
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ML00166 / Jul.2020
Tin Bronze Wear Ring of Seawater Pump
M - Tin BronzeP - Wear RingAp - ShipCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - General View

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ML00165 — SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating CoilM - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the alpha microstructure presenting dual grain sizes. Two different types of twins are presented in the structure: annealing twins and deformation twins, suggesting that the material was probably partially recristalized after cold deformation and stress relief treatment.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Alpha
Micrography of a transverse section of the bent tube, external surface (OD) to the top and internal surface (ID) to the bottom of the figure. At the through wall cracking position, the external surface presented a layer of intergranular corrosion.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracking
Micrographic detail of the external side of the bent tube, as polished, showing detachement of several grains due to the intergranular corrosion layer. The corroded layer is about 200 microns thick at this position.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the external side of the tube, showing the layer of intergranular corrosion and the through ewall integranular stress corrosion cracking.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Through Wall Cracking
Micrography of the external side of the bent tube, showing detachement of several grains due to intergranular corrosion. The corroded layer is about 200 microns thick at this position. The differences of colours in the corroded layer suggests a dealloying effect, also known as selective leaching.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - External Surface

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ML00156 — Antique Silver Plated Decorative PieceM - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Same region of the previous image but is a higher magnification, showing the metallographic aspect of the polished surface of the (back of the) coaster. Shrinkage with a dendritic morphology typical of a casting structure.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Voids
Low magnification metallography of the coaster after etching, revealing a casting structure of alpha plus beta phases. Beta is the dark brown matrix phase and alpha is the dendritic yellow phase.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
Metallography of the coaster after etching, revealing a casting structure of alpha plus beta phases. Beta is the dark brown matrix phase and alpha is the dendritic yellow phase.
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
High magnification metallography of the coaster after etching, revealing a casting structure of alpha plus beta phases. Beta is the dark brown matrix phase and alpha is the dendritic yellow phase. The non destructive preparation created a metallographic surface not well polished (full of grinding scratches).
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ML00156 / Jan.2020
Antique Silver Plated Decorative Piece
M - BrassP - Decorative PieceAp - OrnamentalCd - Non Destructive Examination
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Alpha and Beta
ML00125 — Dezincification of a Cooler TubesheetM - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Micrography of the transverse section of the platesheet at the interface between the corroded and the non-corroded regions. The micrography is in the as polished condition.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Preferential Dissolution
Micrography of the transverse section of the platesheet showing that part of the material (right side in the top of the figure) was lost (corroded).
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Preferential Dissolution
Micrographic detail of the dezincification effect, where the beta phase is preferentially corroded, leaving a cooper rich phase (red) that is porous and easily cracks.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Dezincification
Micrographic detail of the dezincification effect, where the beta phase is preferentially corroded, leaving a cooper rich phase (red) that is porous and easily cracks.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracks
Micrography showing detachment of material at the surface of the platesheet. The cracks are associated to the dezincification effect, where the beta phase was preferentially corroded and became a weak porous layer.
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ML00125 / Mar.2018
Dezincification of a Cooler Tubesheet
M - BrassP - PlateAp - ShipCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Crack

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ML00044 — Centrifugally Cast CuAl BushingM - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Micrographic detail of the structure at the external surface.
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ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the External Surface
The micrography of the transverse section shows coarse grains and biphasic structure. No diferentes close to the internal surface. Alpha grains and a lamellar eutectoid structure can be observed in the material.
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ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the Internal Surface
Micrographic detail of the structure at the internal surface.
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ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - Close to the Internal Surface
Detail of the structure in the center of the thickness. Alpha grains and lamellar eutectoid structure.
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ML00044 / Feb.2017
Centrifugally Cast CuAl Bushing
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Cast BushingAp - EngineCd - Removed From Service
Cm - NH4OH+H2O+H2O2 Etched MicroDf - In the Center of the Thickness
ML00043 — CuNi Condenser TubeM - CupronickelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Removed From Service
The material structure is monophasic.
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ML00043 / Apr.2017
CuNi Condenser Tube
M - CupronickelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - Single phase
Detail of the structure at the surface.
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ML00043 / Apr.2017
CuNi Condenser Tube
M - CupronickelP - Seamless tubeAp - Heat ExchangerCd - Removed From Service
Cm - FeCl3+HCl+H2O Etched MicroDf - At the Surface