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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Micrographic aspect, as polished, of a transverse section of the tube (bottom side of the image, orange), at the interface between the tube and the melted steel over the external diameter (top side of the image, grey). In the copper tube there are several microcracks and regions of incipient melting (voids).
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ML00180 / Mar.2022
Local Melting of Copper Cooling Tubes
M - Pure CopperP - Cooling TubeAp - SiderurgyCd - Overheating
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracks
In a cut perpendicular to the macroscopic secondary crack it is possible to see several brittle microcracks (branched), indicating that an embrittlement has occurred.
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ML00176 / Nov.2021
Hydride Formation in a Titanium Blade
M - Unalloyed TitaniumP - BladeAp - Oil and GasCd - Hydride Formation
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Brittle Cracks
As polished micrography of the fusion line presenting several microcracks . The base metal is to the top and the weld metal is to the bottom.
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ML00173 / May.2021
Welding Cracks in an Aged HP Cast Fitting
M - Heat Resistant SteelP - Cast FtittingAp - PetrochemicalCd - Welding
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Fusion Line
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the spring, at the surface, indicating that there are multiple intergranular cracks initiating from the pit.
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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 - As polished micrographyDf - Multiple cracks
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - External Surface
Micrography of the stub end, external side to the top, presenting multiple cracks propagating throught wall.
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ML00168 / Aug.2020
SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub End
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Close to the External Surface
Micrography of a transverse section of the bent tube, external surface (OD) to the top and internal surface (ID) to the bottom of the figure. At the through wall cracking position, the external surface presented a layer of intergranular corrosion.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Cracking
The internal side of the tube presented multiple cracks, filled with oxides, blunt-tipped, typical of a corrosion fatigue cracking mechanism.
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ML00163 / Jun.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a Boiler Waterwall Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - BoilerCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Parallel cracks

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ML00172 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve SpringM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Micrographic aspect of the multiple intergranular cracks, initiating from the bottom of a pit.
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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 - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrographic detail of the intergranular cracks, initiating from the bottom of a pit.
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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 - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Cracking
ML00169 — Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe BodyM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - External Surface
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Internal Surface
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
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ML00169 / Nov.2020
Drill Pipe Fracture in the Pipe Body
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Drill PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Internal Surface
ML00168 — SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub EndM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrography of the stub end longitudinal section, presenting multiple cracks, branched.
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ML00168 / Aug.2020
SCC of Austenitic SS Flange Stub End
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Stub EndAp - Chemical IndustryCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Multiple cracks
ML00165 — SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating CoilM - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the external side of the bent tube, as polished, showing detachement of several grains due to the intergranular corrosion layer. The corroded layer is about 200 microns thick at this position.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Intergranular Corrosion
Micrographic detail of the external side of the tube, showing the layer of intergranular corrosion and the through ewall integranular stress corrosion cracking.
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ML00165 / Jul.2020
SCC of Aluminum Bronze Heating Coil
M - Aluminum BronzeP - Seamless tubeAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Through Wall Cracking
ML00163 — Corrosion Fatigue of a Boiler Waterwall TubeM - Low Carbon SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - BoilerCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Micrographic detail of the corrosion cracking from internal side of the tube, in several points at the tube surface.
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ML00163 / Jun.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a Boiler Waterwall Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - BoilerCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Corrosion Cracking
Corrosion Fatigue of a Boiler Waterwall Tube
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ML00163 / Jun.2020
Corrosion Fatigue of a Boiler Waterwall Tube
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Seamless tubeAp - BoilerCd - Corrosion Fatigue
Cm - As polished micrographyDf - Crack