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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

Application: O&G Well Drilling Capture method: Optical Microscope Detail focus: Banded Structure clear all

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Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of the valve body, in the center of the thickness. As expected for this high strength steel, the microstructure is martensitic, but with segregation bands.
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ML00162 / Apr.2020
Valve Body Crack Growth from Weld Defects
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Valve BodyAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Fatigue Induced by a Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Tempered martensite of the pipe body of this API 5D grade S135 drill pipe. The material presents, at this low magnification micrographic aspect, a slightly banded structure, usual for this type of drill pipe.
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ML00159 / Mar.2020
Collapse of a Drill Pipe
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Ductile Behavior
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrographic detail of the pin microstructure at the longitudinal section showing a tempered martensitic structure and a band of retained austenite.
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ML00085 / Nov.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Martensitic SS Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Forged PinAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrography of the quenched and tempered structure. Longitudinal section.
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ML00082 / Dec.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrography of the longitudinal section of the pin showing a tempered martensite structure, with bands that are associated to segregations. The pin presented average hardness of 38 HRc in the section.
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ML00009 / Sep.2017
Hydrogen Cracking of a 5" Drill Pipe S135
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Micrographic detail of the X65 pipe, 5/8" thickness, in the longitudinal section. The refined ferritic structure with bainitic bands is responsible for obtaining the 65 Ksi YS for a low carbon manganese ferritic structure.
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ML00072 / Jan.2018
Liquation Cracks in a High Strength Joint
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
Quenched and tempered structure of the 1" thick forging presenting a light banding.
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ML00037 / Jun.2017
LAS Forging for Pump Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure

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ML00082 — Corrosion Fatigue of a Drilling ToolM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Micrography of the quenched and tempered structure. Longitudinal section. Sligthly banded.
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ML00082 / Dec.2017
Corrosion Fatigue of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Tubular ForgingAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure
ML00037 — LAS Forging for Pump BodyM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Typical manufacturing
Vickers microhardness in and out of the segregation bands. The average hardness value in the band (1, 2 and 3 identations) is 354 HV 50g and out of the band (4, 5 and 6 identations) is 286 HV 50g.
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ML00037 / Jun.2017
LAS Forging for Pump Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Typical manufacturing
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Banded Structure