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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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The location of the threaded fitting started leaking after less than five years in service. Although the corrosion rate was not high, the localized material loss in the threaded surface of the carbon steel flange allowed the connection leakage.
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ML00184 / Apr.2023
Dissimilar Steels in a Threaded Connection
M - Low Carbon SteelP - ForgingAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of a 5/16" bolt manufactured in an AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel, that was also operating inside the pressure vessel, but was not yet damaged. It is a hexagonal head bolt, 1 1/2" long, fastened with a hexagonal nut and a lock washer.
118
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ML00157 / Feb.2020
Bolts Under Chloride SCC Conditions
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the Nitronic 60 cylinder, OD 36.4mm, presenting pits at the external surface.
219
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ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - External Surface
Region of the leakage close to the welded joint between the pipe and the 90° elbow, in the 1 1/2" nominal diameter piping, SCH 40 (3.7 mm thick). See the schematic drawing in the next figure
966
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ML00065 / May.2017
Erosion Corrosion of Monel Piping
M - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Leakage
Steam drum presenting cracks in the shell, connecting tube holes.
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ML00020 / Apr.2017
Intergranular SCC in Boiler Steam Drum Repair
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Repair WeldAp - BoilerCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Cracking
The fitting presented through wall cracks that lead to leaking. The internal aspect of the surface is presented where the cracks were still in the begining.
127
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ML00011 / Oct.2017
Intergranular SCC of Pure Nickel
M - Unalloyed NickelP - Wrought FittingAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Crack
The external surface of the 2" diameter pipe is rusted and the leakage is associated to “holes” that appear very small at the surface but that open a large hole in the middle of the thickness.
507
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ML00014 / Apr.2017
Pitting Corrosion in 316SS Pipe
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Seamless PipeAp - FPSOCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Corrosion
Visual aspect from the external side of the 14"ND flange butt welded to a pipe, presenting a through wall crack about 5mm to 10mm from the butt welding.
925
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ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Through Wall Cracking

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ML00184 — Dissimilar Steels in a Threaded ConnectionM - Low Carbon SteelP - ForgingAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
The austenitic stainless steel fitting was removed from the valve body and presented the sdhesion of oily deposits.
150
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ML00184 / Apr.2023
Dissimilar Steels in a Threaded Connection
M - Low Carbon SteelP - ForgingAp - OffshoreCd - Localized Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Surface Deposits
ML00157 — Bolts Under Chloride SCC ConditionsM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Aspect of a broken 5/16" bolt that was operating inside the pressure vessel in a condition that exceeds the limits of use of the AISI 316 steel. The fracture is located close to the position where there was the bolt head and the threads were "removed" close to the fracture surface.
75
VIEW
ML00157 / Feb.2020
Bolts Under Chloride SCC Conditions
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
ML00121 — Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea SystemM - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Aspect of the 17-4 PH rod, OD 10.6 mm, presenting deep pits at the external surface.
125
VIEW
ML00121 / Feb.2018
Pitting Corrosion in a Subsea System
M - Austenitic / MartensiticP - Rod & CylinderAp - SubseaCd - Pitting Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - External Surface
ML00065 — Erosion Corrosion of Monel PipingM - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Aspect of the piping cut in the longitudinal direction, presenting the leakage region close to the welded joint between the pipe and the 90° elbow. The original SCH 40 (3.7 mm thickness) presents an actual average thickness of 2 mm all through the piping extension, evidencing a general thinning. See the schematic drawing in the next figure.
364
VIEW
ML00065 / May.2017
Erosion Corrosion of Monel Piping
M - NiCu AlloyP - Seamless PipeAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Erosion Corrosion
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Leakage
ML00002 — Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSSM - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
After a longitudinal section of the flange to pipe weld, the through wall cracking opened in two parts and the fracture surface was analyzed. The flange side fracture surface is presented in this figure.
126
VIEW
ML00002 / Jan.2018
Preferential Dissolution and Cracks in SDSS
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - PipingCd - Preferential Dissolution
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture