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Crevice Corrosion in a Subsea System — Aspect Before Analysis

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Micrographic aspect of the rolled thread that was heat treated later. Longitudinal section.
134
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the bolt, as polished, presenting brittle cracks, transverse to the bolt axis.
1241
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ML00077 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Cracks
Multiple intergranular cracks transverse to the bolt axis. Hydrogen assisted cracking due to cathodic protection of a high strenght steel. Micrography in the "as polished" condition.
472
VIEW
ML00073 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea Fastener
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the bolt at the fracture surface. The material showed several creep voids and interconnected cracks. The broken bolt remained in service during some time and the fracture surface presented a thick oxide layer(grey). As polished.
529
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ML00004 / Jun.2018
Creep in High Temperature Bolts
M - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Oxide Layer

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ML00130 — Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded BoltsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Micrographic aspect of the rolled thread that was heat treated later. Longitudinal section. The bolt was quenched and tempered to 30HRc and presented a martensitic structure.
124
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface
Micrographic detail of the rolled thread that was heat treated later. The bolt was quenched and tempered to 30 HRc and presented a martensitic structure.
111
VIEW
ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
The microstructure of the bolt is martensitic in the center of the thickness. Longitudinal section.
110
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Thickness
The microstructure of the bolt is martensitic in the center of the thickness. Longitudinal section.
103
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrographic aspect of the rolled thread that was heat treated later. Longitudinal section.
115
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ML00130 / Jun.2018
Fatigue Fracture of Overloaded Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Mechanical Fatigue
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - At the Surface

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ML00077 — Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea BoltsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Multiple intergranular cracks transverse to the bolt axis. Hydrogen assisted cracking due to cathodic protection of a high strenght steel. Micrography in the "as polished" condition.
104
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ML00077 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Brittle Cracks
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the bolt, as polished, presenting brittle Intergranular and transgranular cracks, transverse to the bolt axis.
94
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ML00077 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the bolt, showing the (secondary) crack propagating, transverse to the bolt, from a thread fillet.
91
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ML00077 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of the (secondary) crack propagating transverse to the bolt, from a thread fillet.
91
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ML00077 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrographic detail of the (secondary) crack propagating transverse to the bolt, from a thread fillet.
80
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ML00077 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of LAS Subsea Bolts
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section

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ML00073 — Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea FastenerM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Tempered martensitic structure of a longitudinal section of the fastener. Slightly banded material. Hardness level about 42 HRc.
59
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ML00073 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea Fastener
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the fastener, at the threat fillet, showing a transverse cracking.
68
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ML00073 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea Fastener
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
Micrography of the secondary crack, in the fillet adjacent to the nut position, where it was opened to the surface.
65
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ML00073 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea Fastener
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
Micrographic detail of the secondary crack, in the fillet adjacent to the nut position, where it was opened to the surface.
46
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ML00073 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea Fastener
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Cracking
Thin intergranular cracks in the center of the bolt thickness. Not continuous and not opened to the surface.
46
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ML00073 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracking of a LAS Subsea Fastener
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Intergranular Cracking

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ML00004 — Creep in High Temperature BoltsM - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Micrographic detail of the creep voids and interconnected cracks. The broken bolt remained in service during some time and the fracture surface presented a thick oxide layer(grey). As polished.
121
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ML00004 / Jun.2018
Creep in High Temperature Bolts
M - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Interconnected Cracks
Micrographic detail of the creep voids and interconnected cracks. The broken bolt remained in service during some time and the fracture surface presented a thick oxide layer(grey). As polished.
101
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ML00004 / Jun.2018
Creep in High Temperature Bolts
M - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Cm - Micrography by OMDf - Voids
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a CrMov steel bolt that broke in service by a creep mechanism in a gas turbine. Tempered structure. Interconnected cracks paralled to the fracture surface.
95
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ML00004 / Jun.2018
Creep in High Temperature Bolts
M - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Crack
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the bolt far from the fracture, presenting a tempered structure.
82
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ML00004 / Jun.2018
Creep in High Temperature Bolts
M - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Tempered Structure
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of the bolt close to the fracture, presenting an overtempered structure.
76
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ML00004 / Jun.2018
Creep in High Temperature Bolts
M - CrMo SteelP - FastenerAp - Gas TurbineCd - Creep
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Overtempered Structure