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Micrography of the weld metal, at the face, presenting regions of large ferritic grains. The acicular ferrite structure in the columnar (previous austenitic) grains has suffered degradation due to the long heat treatment cycle (12 hours) in high temperature.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrography at the center of the weld metal.
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ML00100 / Nov.2017
Superduplex Tubing to Forging Welded Joint
M - Super Duplex Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - SubseaCd - Welding
Cm - NaOH Electrolytic Etched MicroDf - Weld Metal
The liquation crack is a hot crack in the base metal (at the HAZ) that induces a solidification crack in the weld metal.
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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 - Weld Metal
The weld metal presents the same structure than the base metal (alpha aluminum dendrites with Si/Al alpha eutectic in the interdendritic space) but refined when compared to the base metal. Also the hardness level is higher for the weld metal than the base metal.
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ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Keller Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal in the center of the fillet. Typical ferritic structure and typical low carbon chemistry.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal presenting a typical low carbon steel structure (acicular ferrite and previous austenite grain boundary ferrite).
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal with columnar grains and reheated and refined grains.
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the tempered martesite weld metal close to the fusion line. The columnar grains can be observed .
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal

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ML00129 — Non qualified WPS for High Strength SteelM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Welded Testpiece for QualificationAp - Oil and GasCd - Non qualified
Micrography of the weld metal, at the face, presenting regions of large ferritic grains. The acicular ferrite has suffered degradation due to the long heat treatment cycle (12 hours) in a temperature of 640°C, that is higher than the recommended for the D2 filler metal.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal at the face of the joint. It is possible to see the columnar grains of acicular ferritic structure. The hardness level of this region varied a little. From 231HV10 at the root until 250HV10 close to the face.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal at the face of the joint showing the acicular ferrite structure with some regions where the grains started recristalization.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal at the root of the joint. It is possible to see only reheated regions of primary ferritic structure. The average hardness level of this region is 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 - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal at the root of the joint showing the equiaxial ferritic structure.
33
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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 - Weld Metal
ML00072 — Liquation Cracks in a High Strength JointM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Longitudinal Seam Welded PipeAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Welding Defect
Micrography of the weld metal of the last bead. Columnar morphology and refined ferritic structure.
47
VIEW
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 - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal of the last bead. Columnar morphology and refined ferritic structure.
57
VIEW
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 - Weld Metal
ML00070 — Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By WeldingM - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Refined dendrites in the weld metal. The Si/Al alpha eutectic in the interdendritic space is also refined. Keller etch.
38
VIEW
ML00070 / Jan.2019
Automotive Light Alloy Wheel Repaired By Welding
M - Aluminum Silicon MagnesiumP - RimAp - AutomotiveCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Micrography by SEMDf - Weld Metal
ML00067 — Cold Cracks in C-Mn SAW Weld MetalM - CMn SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Micrography of the weld metal in a non cracked region. Ferritic weld metal presenting hardness level about 220 HV1.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal in a non cracked region. Ferritic weld metal presenting hardness level about 220 HV1.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrography of the weld metal in a hardened region. Martensitic weld metal presenting macro hardness level about 370 HV1.
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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 - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal in a hardened region. Martensitic weld metal presenting hardness level about 370 HV1.
39
VIEW
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 - Weld Metal
ML00069 — Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon SteelM - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Micrographic detail of the weld metal presenting a typical low carbon steel structure (acicular ferrite and previous austenite grain boundary ferrite).
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ML00069 / May.2017
Liquation Cracks in SAW of Low Carbon Steel
M - Low Carbon SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - AutomotiveCd - Welding Defect
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
ML00055 — CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by WeldingM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Weld metal micrography showing the tempered martensitic microstructure. It is possible to see previous austenite grain boundaries slightly marked.
12
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal presenting columnar grains and martensitic structure.
13
VIEW
ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Weld Metal
Higher magnification of the martensitic structure of the weld metal, in a region where the previous austenitic grains are columnar. Hardness level of 350HV10.
12
VIEW
ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Weld Metal
Micrographic detail of the weld metal presenting equiaxial grains grains and martensitic structure. There are also multiples globular inclusions, caracteristic of a welding process that uses flux.
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ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Weld Metal
Higher magnification of the martensitic structure of the weld metal, hardness level of 350HV10.
10
VIEW
ML00055 / Apr.2017
CA6NM Blade Remanufactured by Welding
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Remanufacture by WeldingAp - EnergyCd - Removed From Service
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Weld Metal
ML00045 — Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SSM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Micrographic detail of the weld metal tempered martensitic microstructure.
25
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ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by SEMDf - Weld Metal
Weld metal micrographic detail showing a tempered martensitic microstructure.
14
VIEW
ML00045 / Aug.2017
Subsea Tubular F6NM Martensitic SS
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Weld Metal