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IMPACTS TESTS (ASTM E23)

Impact test is performed to study the behavior of materials:
(i) deformation at a relatively low temperature
(ii) a high strain rate (i.e rate of deformation/sudden blow)
(iii) a triaxial stress state
(which may be introduced by the presence of a notch)
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IMPACT TESTS
Charpy
Izod
Impact test- : - Basic Principles
The notched test specimen is
broken by the impact of a heavy
pendulum or hammer, falling at
a predetermined velocity
through a fixed distance.
The test measures the energy
absorbed by the fractured
specimen.
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IMPACT TESTS
Charpy
Izod
Based on the types of
specimen
Impact testing machine
is classified into:
1. Izod test
2. Charpy test
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IMPACT TESTS
Charpy
Izod
Izod test
Specimen : 75mmx10mmx10mm
V-notch angle is 45 and the
depth of the notch is 2mm
- Specimen is placed vertically
on the anvil with the notch
facing the Hammer
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IMPACT TESTS
Charpy
Charpy test
Specimen : 55mmx10mmx10mm
V-notch angle is 45 and the
depth of the notch is 2mm
- Specimen is placed on the
anvil as a simply
supported beam
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Ductile-to-Brittle Transition
Temperature dependence of the Charpy V-notch impact energy (curve A) and percent
shear fracture (curve B) for an A283 steel.
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Impact tests
Advantages
Determine minimum
temperature of use
Finds notch
sensitive materials
Disadvantages
Difficult to apply
quantitatively in design
Addresses
temperature, not stress
or flaw size