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Low alloy quenched and tempered steels are widely used as screws and studs. In this work screws of AISI 4140 steel were used to bolt the Christma's tree to his cap in offshore oil and gas production. In the moment of the cap re-motion to perform a routine maintenance five 1″ screws failed. The screws worked under cathodic protection, which means that they must have undergone hydrogen pick-up. The...