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ML00113 - Jan.2018

Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire

Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the region where the pearlitic strain hardened wire is affected by the welding. The base metal is to the left side and the region of the HAZ that starts with a grain growth is to the right side.

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Low magnification of a of a 4 mm diameter , at the region where the is affected by the . The is to the left side and the region of the that starts with a grain growth is to the right side.
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Material

Medium Carbon Steel
  • UNS G10500
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Description

This kind of high strength , galvanized and welded by an autogenous process, is adopted for fabrication of umbilicals. It is interesting to observe that the , although of a martensitic , presents lower hardness values than the .

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Chemistry (% in weight)

Wire analysis

0.46C; 0.19Si; 0.72Mn; 0.021P; 0.009S; 0.02Cr; 0.02Ni.

Associated Images
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, presenting an aligned and highly strained pearlitic structure. Base metal.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Strain hardened pearlite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire base metal, presenting a strain hardened and aligned pearlitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter base metal wire, presenting a strain hardened and aligned pearlitic structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Base Metal
Macrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, presenting part of an austogenously welded joint, with the transformation of the strain hardened pearlitic. The base metal is to the left side of the figure, and the heat affected zone is in the center of the figure. There is a (previous austenite) grain growth to the right side of the figure, where it is the center of the weld.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - NItal Etched MacroDf - Welded Joint
Low magnification micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the region where the pearlitic strain hardened wire is affected by the welding. The base metal is to the left side and the region of the HAZ that starts with a grain growth is to the right side.
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VIEW
ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the heat affected zone created by the autogenous welding, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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VIEW
ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Heat Affected Zone
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, at the heat affected zone created by the autogenous welding, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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VIEW
ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, in the center of the autogenously welded joint, presenting the alignment of the structure (left side of the figure) changing its direction due to the pressure between the parts during the welding. In the center of the weld (right side of the figure) there is a grain growth of the previous austenite structure.
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ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Weld
Micrography of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, in the center of the autogenously welded joint, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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VIEW
ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - In the Center of the Weld
Micrographic detail of a longitudinal section of a 4 mm diameter wire, in the center of the autogenously welded joint, presenting a tempered martensitic structure.
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VIEW
ML00113 / Jan.2018
Autogenous Weld of a Carbon Steel Wire
M - Medium Carbon SteelP - WireAp - OffshoreCd - Welding
Cm - Nital Etched Micrography by OMDf - Martensite