Ferrous Alloys

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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Micrography of the longitudinal section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic and there is a large amount of sulfide inclusions, aligned perpendicular to the forming direction.
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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 - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of the through wall cracking, slightly branched and thin.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pin, presenting a tempered martensitic structure with aligned delta ferrite and carbide phases.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides
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
Base metal micrographic detail presenting a tempered martensitic microstructure.
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
The low magnification micrography of the longitudinal section of the pin shows the localized corrosion associated to the non metallic inclusions.
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ML00016 / Apr.2017
SCC in Free Cutting 303SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - OffshoreCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Localized Corrosion
Longitudinal section of the fitting in the center of the thickness (2"). Refined ferritic structure.
370
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ML00030 / Jan.2017
Forging for High Pressure Application
M - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainitic Ferrite
Micrographic detail of the defect (void in the right side of the figure), as polished. In the left side it is the surface of the water blade and there are some non metalic inclusions in this region.
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Void

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ML00103 — Brittle Fracture of a Free-Cutting ConnectorM - Low Carbon SteelP - Machined PartAp - ShipCd - Brittle Fracture
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.
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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
Micrography of the transerse section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic and the inclusions appear as dots.
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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 - Transverse Section
Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the fitiing, in a free-cutting steel. The microstructure is predominantly ferritic, some perlitic areas and free cementite at ferritic grain boundaries. There is a large amount of inclusions, that appear as spots.
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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
The longitudinal section of the fitting at the thread shows plastic deformation of the fillets, and a crack at the bottom of the thread.
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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 - Crack
Micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the fitting at the thread, showing a crack at the bottom of the thread.
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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 - Crack

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ML00093 — MIC of a Drilling ToolM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the housing presenting a uniform tempered martensitic structure. The material presented a thickness about 2.5 mm in the region where the cracking started.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Uniform Structure
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the housing presenting a uniform tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
A micrography of the housing in a transverse section showing a through wall cracking, slightly branched and thin. The internal surface of the housing appears in the bottom of the figure.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
ML00046 — Brittle Fracture of SS Shear PinM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of the pin structure, in the longitudinal section, at the segregated band with aligned inclusions and phases, delta ferrite and carbides.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides
Micrographic detail of the pin structure, in the longitudinal section, presenting a martensitic matriz, aligned inclusions (grey, delta ferrite islands (poligonal white phases) and carbides (also white phases) surrounding the delta ferrite.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides
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.
115
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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.
54
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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
ML00045 — Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SSM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Micrographic detail of the heat-affected zone close to the base metal.
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of the heat-affected zone close to the fusion line.
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of the tempered martesite weld metal close to the fusion line. The columnar grains can be observed .
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of the base metal showing a tempered martensitic microstructure.
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Micrography of the heat-affected zone. The fusion line is in the right and the coarse structure of the base metal is refined at the heat affected zone.
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone

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ML00016 — SCC in Free Cutting 303SSM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - OffshoreCd - Stress Corrosion
The pin microstructure in the longitudinal section shows austenitic structure, free from carbides, and sulfide inclusions that characterize the free cutting condition of this stainless steel.
77
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ML00016 / Apr.2017
SCC in Free Cutting 303SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - OffshoreCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Non Metallic Inclusions
The micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the pin shows the localized corrosion associated to the non metallic inclusions.
67
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ML00016 / Apr.2017
SCC in Free Cutting 303SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - OffshoreCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Localized Corrosion
The micrographic detail of the longitudinal section of the pin shows the stress corrosion cracks propagating from crevice corrosion regions.
52
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ML00016 / Apr.2017
SCC in Free Cutting 303SS
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - OffshoreCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Micrography by OM using A262 Method ADf - Branched Cracks
ML00030 — Forging for High Pressure ApplicationM - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Longitudinal section of the fitting in the center of the thickness (2"). Refined ferritic structure.
67
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ML00030 / Jan.2017
Forging for High Pressure Application
M - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Grain refined structure
Longitudinal section of the fitting in the center of the thickness (2"). Refined ferritic structure.
63
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ML00030 / Jan.2017
Forging for High Pressure Application
M - Microalloyed SteelP - Machined PartAp - Oil and GasCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Grain refined structure
ML00017 — Casting Defect in CA6NMM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Micrographic detail non metalic inclusions in the region where there are casting defects. As polished.
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Non Metallic Inclusions
Blade microstructure. Tempered martensite, (probably) retained austenite and delta ferrite islands.
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Delta Ferrite Islands
Blade microstructure. Previous austenite coarse grains.
47
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure
Blade microstructure. Tempered martensite, (probably) retained austenite and delta ferrite islands.
48
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Delta Ferrite Islands
Region of a casting void in the blade.
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ML00017 / Apr.2017
Casting Defect in CA6NM
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Casting Defect
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Void

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