Ferrous Alloys

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General view of the nodular cast iron crankshaft, 240 mm long, in process of heat treatment. The main and rod bearings, 54 mm diameter, are heat treated by localized quenching and tempering.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Detailed aspect of the eye bolt fracture position, with strong plastic deformation indicating ductile overloading. The red marks in the thread surface of the bolt (in the left side of the image) correspond to the position where the nut was tight. Thread fillets adjacent to the fracture presented secondary cracks.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Ductile Fracture
Scanning electron fractography of a chromium plated pin, close to the pin surface where the fatigue cracking started, showing intergranular morphology typical of a hydrogen embrittlement effect. It occurred because the low alloy pin was carburized, quenched and tempered, with a too high hardness structure, before the electrolytic plating.
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ML00081 / Aug.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized Pin
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Fracture occurred during fabrication of a low carbon steel automotive part, welded by SAW process in one fillet, between a superior plate (8mm thick) and an inferior plate (12 mm thick). See the schematic drawing in the next figure.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Micrography of the weld metal presenting a martensitic island with microcracks, due to a localized increase in the manganese and silicon content, probably because an active flux was adopted in a condition where a high cleanning action was not required. A high flux-to-wire ratio (>1) could also be an issue.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Microcracks
The camshaft broke in a brittle way in a region where the shaft changed the geometry, close to a chilled lobe.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Detail of the longitudinal section of the ring, showing a fully ferritic structure.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Transverse section of the 1/16" thick tube at the autogenous seam weld.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Autogenous Weld

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ML00154 — High Strength Cast Iron CrankshaftM - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Micrography of a crankshaft longitudinal section at the shaft edge, in the as polished condition, presenting nodular graphite, well distruibuted.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - At the Surface
As polished micrography of the crankshaft at the shaft edge, close to the surface. Graphite in nodules.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Graphite in Nodules
As polished micrographic detail of the graphite in nodules, close to the surface of the shaft edge, in a longitudinal section.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Graphite in Nodules
Macrography of a longitudinal section of the crankshaft showing the rod bearing in the center (the rod is 54mm diameter), as well as two main bearings in both lateral sides. It is possible to see that the surface was heat treated and the hardened layer is about 3mm deep from the surface.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Macrographic detail of the hardened layer, about 3mm deep from the surface. Important to observe that the bearing is not heat treated in the radius, only in the contact area. The hardness at the surface is 430HV and the hardness in the base metal is 260HV.
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ML00154 / Jan.2019
High Strength Cast Iron Crankshaft
M - Nodular Cast IronP - CastingAp - EngineCd - Surface treatment
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Surface Layer

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ML00120 — Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye BoltM - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Macrography of a longitudinal section of the eye bolt, presenting the fracture in the top of the figure and the threads in the left side of the figure. Details of the fracture of the first thread fillet below the fracture are presented in the next figures.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography as polished of the longitudinal section of the bolt at the fracture position. The fracture (top of the figure) is rough, characteristic of a ductile fracture.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Fracture
Micrography as polished of the longitudinal section of the bolt at the first thread fillet below the fracture, presenting a cracking at the bottom of the fillet.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Crack
Apect of the 1/2" ND bumper eye bolt that was fractured (in the left side of the figure) in the position where the nut was tight.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the bolt in the center of the thickness, presenting a ferritic pearlitic structure with elongated grains due to the forming process, without later heat treatment.
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ML00120 / Jun.2018
Ductile Rupture of a Carbon Steel Eye Bolt
M - Low Carbon SteelP - FastenerAp - AutomotiveCd - Overload
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite

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ML00081 — Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized PinM - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Aspect of three pins that were operating in a hydraulic system. Adjacent to the fracture of the broken pin (the one that is in the right side of the figure) it is possible to see multiple surface craks and detachment of the surface chromium layer.
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ML00081 / Aug.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized Pin
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
The aspect of the pin fracture surface shows that a fatigue crack propagated from the pin surface at the edge of a lubrication hole in the chromium plated pin.
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ML00081 / Aug.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized Pin
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fatigue Fracture
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pin, in the center. The low carbon content of the steel in the center of the pin makes the structure bainitic even though it was quenched and tempered after carburizing.
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ML00081 / Aug.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized Pin
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrographic detail of the bainitic structure in the center of the pin, that was quenched and tempered after carburizing.
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ML00081 / Aug.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized Pin
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pin, at the surface. The pin was carburized, quenched and tempered (yellow diffuse layer at the surface, 0.5 mm of extension) and a white layer of hard chromium plating is evident.
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ML00081 / Aug.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a Chromium Plated Carburized Pin
M - Low Alloy for Thermochemical TreatmentP - Chromium PlatedAp - AutomotiveCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Carburized Layer

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ML00069 — Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon SteelM - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Schematic drawing presenting the fracture occured during fabrication of a low carbon steel automotive part.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Identification drawingDf - Fracture
Macrography of the typical welded joint between the superior plate (8mm) and the inferior plate (12 mm) using one SAW fillet. The superior plate is welded in the thickness and the inferior plate is welded at the surface in this overlap joint. See the schematic drawing in the next figure
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Welded Joint
Schematic drawing presenting the different zones at the welded joint.
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Identification drawingDf - Welded Joint
Micrography of the ferritic low carbon steel plate (8 mm superior plate).
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrographic detail of the ferritic low carbon steel plate (8 mm superior plate).
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal

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ML00067 — Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld MetalM - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Aspect of the fillet weld between the superior plate (Low carbon 8 mm thick) and the inferior plate (C-Mn 12 mm thick), in an overlap geometry. In this region the welded joint was sound.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Welded Joint
Aspect of the fracture in the middle of the fillet weld between the superior plate (Low carbon 8 mm thick no longer there) and the inferior plate (C-Mn 12 mm thick), in an overlap geometry.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Macrography of the joint welded by SAW process in overlap geometry, between the 8 mm low carbon steel plate (superior) and the 12 mm C-Mn steel plate (inferior).
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Welded Joint
Micrography of the 12 mm plate base metal, carbon-manganese steel. Ferritic-perlitic structure, refined.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the 8 mm plate base metal, low carbon steel. Predominantly ferritic structure.
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ML00067 / May.2017
Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld Metal
M - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal

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ML00060 — Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron CamshaftM - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
The macrography of a longitudinal section of the camshaft (tubular) in a position where there are two chilled lobes, presenting a strong microstructural change through thickness, from the hard chilled surface (500HV10) to the soft region in the middle of the thickness (187HV10).
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Longitudinal Section
Close to the camshaft lobe surface, the chilled casting presents a white cast iron structure. Primary carbides and ledeburite with a hardness level about 50 HRc.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Close to the External Surface
Micrographic detail of the chilled structure. Primary carbides, ledeburite and perlite islands.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Close to the External Surface
In the center of the shaft thickness the structure is perlitic with graphite in flakes, but there are also islands of ledeburite.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
Micrographic detail of the structure in the center of the shaft thickness. Perlitic matrix with graphite in flakes, and ledeburite islands.
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ML00060 / Apr.2017
Brittle Fracture of a Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft
M - Chilled Cast IronP - ShaftAp - AutomotiveCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness

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ML00057 — Low Carbon Steel of Segment RingM - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Longitudinal section of the ring, showing a fully ferritic structure.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
The longitudinal section of the ring reveals a very fine ferritic structure.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Transverse section of the ring presenting a fully ferritic structure, that presents a hardness level a little higher probably due to a cold forming effect.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
Transverse section of the ring presenting a fully ferritic structure, that presents a hardness level a little higher probably due to a cold forming effect.
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ML00057 / Apr.2017
Low Carbon Steel of Segment Ring
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section
ML00026 — Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SSM - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Seam welded tube, nominal diameter 2 1/4" and thickness 1/16".
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Autogenous Weld
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a longitudinal section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a longitudinal section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Equiaxial Grains
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a longitudinal section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite
Equiaxial grains of a ferritic structure, in a transverse section of the tube.
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ML00026 / Feb.2017
Autogenous Seam Welded Tube in Ferritic SS
M - Ferritic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Transverse Section

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