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Observation: Cracking » In or near weld or attachment

	Appearance	Observation	Locations	Mechanism
	Catastrophic failure associated with weld overlay	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Transverse	Waterwall	Hydrogen Damage
	Complete failure at weld	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Transverse	Superheater	Dissimilar Metal Weld CreepThermal Fatigue
	Transverse crack near support	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Transverse	Evaporator	Thermal Fatigue
	Brittle fracture in heat affected zone of a weld	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Transverse or Random	ReheaterSuperheater	Graphitization
	Multiple cracks associated with attachment on outside of tube	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Longitudinal or Random	EconomizerWaterwall	Corrosion Fatigue
	Longitudinal ID corrosion-fatigue cracks	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Longitudinal	Waterwall	Corrosion Fatigue
	Longitudinal cracks adjacent to weld	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Longitudinal or Random	Superheater	Wrong material/Creep
	Complete weld separation	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Transverse	Superheater	Dissimilar Metal Weld Failure (DMW)
	Cracks close to attachments	Cracking » In or near weld or attachment » Longitudinal	Waterwall	Corrosion Fatigue
	Appearance	Observation	Location	Mechanism