“brittle fracture”

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Tool fixture 5" long, nominal diameter 2", presenting a recess 1/2" deep from two sides. The rupture occurred about 2" from the end of the rod. Scale in milimeters.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Aspect of the broken spring. The wire is 36 mm diameter and the ourter diameter of the spirals is 320 mm. It was broken in different locations.
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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 - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - General View
Detail of the pin fracture surface, presenting both a flat aspect and a rough aspect in a shearing section of 2.5 mm width.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Fracture
The fracture surface in the sample shows columnar grains in the weld and large facets in the heat affected zone (HAZ) close to the internal surface of the carcass (to the top of the image).
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ML00174 / Jul.2021
Carburization of a 347 SS Welded Joint
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Detail of the bolt thread in a SEM image, showing parts of the thread removed in a brittle way.
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ML00157 / Feb.2020
Bolts Under Chloride SCC Conditions
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - BoltAp - Oil and GasCd - Stress Corrosion
Cm - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
Macroscopic view of the fracture surface showing that there is a flat appearance of the fracture close to the bottom of the thread (upper side of the figure) and a flat, but rough appearance in the center of the stud. No evidences of corrosion in the thread fillets indicating that the stud was protected.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of the housing after opening the through wall cracking. The fracture is brittle and presents chevron marks.
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ML00093 / Sep.2017
MIC of a Drilling Tool
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - Heat Treated PartAp - O&G Well DrillingCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of the broken disc spring, 1/4" thick, OD 10". The fracture is flat and transverse to the disc.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Brittle Fracture

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ML00182 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing RodM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Detail of the flat fracture from the notch at the bottom of the recess. No plastic deformation.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Brittle Fracture
Low magnification micrography presenting segregation bands in a martensitic structure. In the segregated regions the Nital etch effect is lower and the bands appear lighter. The black spots and lines are inclusions (some elongated) in the band.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Longitudinal Section
Micrography presenting segregation bands (less etched) in a tempered martensitic microstructure.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Segregated Regions
Micrography presenting a tempered martensitic microstructure, with light etch in segregated bands.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Tempered Martensite
Low magnification micrography, revealing (in black) the impurities in the segregated bands.
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ML00182 / Jul.2022
Brittle Fracture of a LAS Fixing Rod
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - StemAp - Mechanical IndustryCd - Brittle Fracture
Cm - Micro by OM, picric acid+FeCl3+H2O etchDf - Longitudinal Section

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ML00172 — Brittle Fracture of a LAS Valve SpringM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - Oil and GasCd - Brittle Fracture
Aspect of the fracture of the spring. The spring surface shows shallow pits.
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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 - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Fracture
Surface to fracture interface. The spring shows corrosion and pits.
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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 - Aspect Before AnalysisDf - Corrosion
Aspect of the spring surface, with a layer of corroded products, and pits.
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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 - Surface Aspect by SEMDf - Corrosion
Micrography of a transverse section of the spring, at the surface showing pits full of deposits.
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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 - Transverse Section
Micrographic detail of the transverse section of the spring, at the surface, showing the pits full of corrosion deposits.
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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 - Surface Deposits

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ML00046 — Brittle Fracture of SS Shear PinM - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Fracture appearance in a sheared region, presenting a ductile morphology for the fracture micromechanism.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Ductile Fracture
Fracture appearance in a brittle region, presenting an intergranular morphology.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Intergranular Cracking
Micrography of a longitudinal section of the pin, presenting a tempered martensitic structure with aligned delta ferrite and carbide phases.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides
Micrographic detail of the pin structure, in the longitudinal section, at the segregated band with aligned inclusions and phases, delta ferrite and carbides.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides
Micrographic detail of the pin structure, in the longitudinal section, presenting a martensitic matriz, aligned inclusions (grey, delta ferrite islands (poligonal white phases) and carbides (also white phases) surrounding the delta ferrite.
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ML00046 / Jan.2018
Brittle Fracture of SS Shear Pin
M - Martensitic Stainless SteelP - Machined PartAp - EnergyCd - Intergranular Cracking
Cm - Kalling Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite, delta ferrite & carbides

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ML00174 — Carburization of a 347 SS Welded JointM - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Detail of the fracture in the heat affected zone, showing a flat fracture where the fracture is close to the surface of the plate, exposed to the high temperature exhausting gases.
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ML00174 / Jul.2021
Carburization of a 347 SS Welded Joint
M - Austenitic Stainless SteelP - Fabrication WeldAp - EnergyCd - Carburization
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
ML00136 — Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea StudsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Fractographic aspect of the stud fracture surface, by scanning electron microscopy, close to the bottom of the thread fillet. In the center of the image it is possible to see secondary cracks with intergranular morphology.
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ML00136 / Jun.2018
Hydrogen Cracks of Subsea Studs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - FastenerAp - SubseaCd - Hydrogen Embrittlement
Cm - Fractography by SEMDf - Brittle Fracture
ML00080 — MIC of Stacking Disc SpringsM - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Macroscopic aspect of the fracture surface, showing a brittle behavior (chevron marks) and a starting point at the bottom of the groove in the right side of the figure.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture
Detail of the fracture starting point, in the bottom of the groove, where there is a pit about 0.5 mm depth.
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ML00080 / Sep.2017
MIC of Stacking Disc Springs
M - Low Alloy Medium Carbon QTP - SpringAp - SubseaCd - Brittle Behavior
Cm - Fracture Surface AspectDf - Brittle Fracture