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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Microstructure: Martensite Capture method: Optical Microscope Detail focus: Microstructure clear all

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Micrographic detail of spring surface, showing the pits full of corrosion deposits and a small decarburized layer (probably from the manufacturing processes).
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Decarburized Surface
Micrographic detail of the weld metal with islands of a coarse ferritic structure, degradated (recristalized) from an acicular morphology during to the long heat treatment cycle in high temperature. The post welding heat treatment (PWHT) was conducted during 12 hours at 640°C.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coarse Structure
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, presenting an aligned and highly strained pearlitic structure. Base metal.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain hardened pearlite
Micrography of the thermal spray (TS) layer showing the different alloys, gray oxides and black voids. The Ni base TS alloy is of a yellow colour at the interface with the shaft substrate (in the left). The Cr base TS alloy appears white, similar to the shaft substrate. Longitudinal section of the shaft.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Coating Layer
Micrography of the weld metal in a cracked region. Non tempered martensitic regions. This part is not typically stress relieved after welding.
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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 - Martensite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the shell plate base metal, presenting a typical ferritic-perlitic microstructure.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite

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ML00172 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve SpringM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the spring wire, martensitic.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the martensitic structure, uniform through thickness.
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ML00172 / Mar.2021
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve Spring
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
ML00129 — Non qualified WPS for High Strength SteelM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Micrographic detail of the base metal structure, quenched and tempered martensite. The base metal adopted in the test coupon presented a hardness level of 217HB (Brinell hardness of the certificate) and after the PWHT cycle the measured base metal hardness is 224 HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the heat affected zone at the face of the joint, close to the fusion line. The structure is martensitic but the previous austenite grain boundary was not large. 248HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the weld metal at the face of the joint showing the acicular ferrite structure. The hardness level in this region is about 250HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Acicular Ferrite
Micrographic detail of the heat affected zone at the root of the joint, submitted to several welding reheating cycles. The structure is martensitic with a refined previous austenite structure.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of the weld metal at the root of the joint showing a mixture of acicular structure with equiaxial ferritic structure. The hardness level in this region is about 231HV10.
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ML00129 / Apr.2018
Non qualified WPS for High Strength Steel
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite
ML00113 — Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel WireM - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the heat affected zone created by the autogenous welding, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, in the center of the autogenously welded joint, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
ML00108 — Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion ShaftM - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Micrographic detail, as polished in a longitudinal section, of the interface between the shaft substrate and the thermal spray layer. In the left it is the shaft substrate also presenting parts of aligned inclusions (gray). In the center it is the Ni base TS alloy and in the right it is the Cr base TS alloy. There are also black voids and grey oxides.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Coating Layer
Micrography of the interface between the shaft surface and the thermal spray layer. The shaft steel presents a quenched and tempered structure. Longitudinal section.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coating Layer
Micrographic detail of the interface between the shaft surface and the thermal spray layer. The shaft steel presents a quenched and tempered structure. Longitudinal section.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coating Layer
Micrographic detail of the interface between the shaft surface and the thermal spray layer. The shaft steel presents a quenched and (over) tempered structure. Longitudinal section.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Coating Layer
Micrography of the shaft in the center of the thickness. Bainitic structure with martensite in the segregated bands. Longitudinal section.
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ML00108 / Dec.2017
Thermal Spray Layer in a Pinion Shaft
M - High Strength Low AlloyP - ShaftAp - EngineCd - Coating Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Bainite

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ML00008 — Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure VesselM - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Higher magnification of the ferritic-perlitic microstructure of the shell plate in the longitudinal section.
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ML00008 / Nov.2017
Cold Cracks in CMn Steel Pressure Vessel
M - CMn SteelP - In Field WeldAp - BoilerCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Ferrite and Pearlite