High Strength Low Alloy

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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The shaft was removed from service without a failure. It was 4' long and the diameters varied from 2 1/2" to 4 1/2". It was analyzed to be specified for purchasing a new one but properties evidenced bad ductility and brittle behavior even at ambient temperature, associated to a microestruture "as hot rolled".
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View

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ML00152 — Low Alloy Steel Pump ShaftM - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
The longitudinal section of the shaft shows a coarse structure. Only very close to the surface the structure is slightly refined.
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Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
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Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
The longitudinal section of the shaft, in the center of the thickness, shows a coarse structure, and a ferritic/bainitic structure with pearlite islands.
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
The coarse structure in the center of the shaft thickness is evidenced by free ferrite islands at the previous austenite grains. The presence of a pearlitic structure evidences the slow cool of the material.
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure
Micrographic detail of the pearlitic structure in the center of the shaft thickness.
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Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
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Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Pearlite
The longitudinal section of the shaft, at the surface, also shows a coarse structure, and a ferritic/bainitic structure with pearlite islands. There is only a small refining in the previous austenite grain boundaries, indicating that the material was not heat treated.
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ML00152 / Dec.2018
Low Alloy Steel Pump Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - Oil and GasCd - Removed From Service
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