Izod and Charpy Impact Test Impact: The instant force or shock that is applied over a body when another body collide with it for a short period of time is known as impact. Impact test: These test are basically used to study the mechanical properties of materials as the result of impact produced by instant high loading. The purpose of these test is to measure the ability of a material to absorb energy as the result of the instant loading. This energy leads to further study of mechanical properties (toughness, impact strength, fracture resistance, impact resistance etc.). Furthermore these properties help in the selection of material for different applications. Types of Impact Test There are three types of impact test that are commonly used …show more content…
The standard size of the specimen is 64mm X 12.7mm X 3.2mm with a V shaped notch in the middle. Occasionally specimen without notch can also be used. Procedure Prepare the specimen as specified above. Place the specimen in the position clamped it upright in an anvil (vertically) , with a V notch at the level of the top of the clampfacing the striker (Pendulum). Now record the initial height. Remove the pendulum which is allowed to fall freely to strike the specimen with a specified energy. Now use the data points for further calculations. Izod impact test and Temperature This test is performed at different temperatures to more closely evaluate the service conditions as most of the properties of the material are temperature dependent such as ductility or yield behavior Charpy test It is also known as Charpy V_notch test. Most commonly it is used for measuring the relative toughness or impact resistance of a material (polymer, ceramic, metals) this test is quite common due to its fast results. It is a comparative test rather than a definitive test …show more content…
The standard size of the specimen is 10mm X 10mm X 55mm. Types of notch: V-notch is a V shaped notch of depth 2mm, 0.25mm base and 45 angled. U-notch is a key-hole type notch of 5mm depth, 1mm radius at the base of notch Procedure Take a specimen as describe above. Now fixe the specimen from both ends at the base. Set free the striker, it will strike the specimen immediately behind a machined notch. Use the resultant energy (obtained by material failure) for further calculations. Breaking energy: The amount of energy absorbed by the specimen when it breaks is known as breaking energy. It is related to the height from which the load strikes the specimen. This energy calculations are same for both Izod and Charpy test. It is usually written as: E = mg (h0-hf) This breaking energy leads to further studies of properties of a material such as impact resistance, toughness etc. Impact energy (Breaking energy) vs Temperature When a graph is plotted between impact energy and temperature the resulting curve shows a rapid decrease in energy as the temperature decreases. A very sharp drop in energy can be used to evaluate the transition temperature Factors effecting Izod and Charpy impact energy • Yield strength and
Measuring Length and Diameter: We used a dial caliper to measure length and diameter. For the initial diameter, we took three measurements and averaged them to get our value. After tensile testing and the specimen broke we followed the same procedures to measure our final diameter. We initially marked two inches as our length on the dog bone specimen using the dial caliper. After testing, we held our specimen together and measured our final length.
Crumple zones are designed to absorb the energy from the impact during a traffic collision by controlled deformation. This energy is much greater than is commonly realized. A 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) car travelling at 60 km/h (37 mph) (16.7 m/s), before crashing into a thick concrete wall, is subject to the same impact force as a front-down drop from a height of 14.2 m (47 ft) crashing on to a solid concrete surface. Increasing that speed by 50% to 90 km/h (56 mph) (25 m/s) compares to a fall from 32 m (105 ft) - an increase of 125%. This is because the stored kinetic energy (E) is given by E = (1/2) mass × speed squared. It increases by the square of the impact velocity.
In order to perform an artificial aging on these 4 samples, they are transferred into a 190°C Furnace, then are removed separately after 3, 10, 60, and 120 minutes; Then all quenched into water, and their hardness tested. In addition to the above process, the hardness test of the samples # 5 and 3 are measured after a week (table 4).
For the second test, a constant stress of 5MPa was applied while the temperature was increased inside the furnace of the DMA setup. This was achieved by heating the sample to one temperature for 10 minutes and holding at that temperature while the constant stress was applied, then heating again and holding, and so on. Strain was again recorded at constant time intervals for each temperature.
To understand mechanisms of the fracture of brittle materials (in this case, glass) To recognize the variations in deformation and failure mechanisms which occur with a difference in flaw size, (i.e. between scratched and unscratched samples) Defining flaw sizes in glass plates by employing linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) Utilizing the Weibull statistics approach in predicting probable failure in brittle materials.
We used this equation along with the force and displacement data to determine the normal stress of the rod when it was axially loaded. P is the applied load and A is the cross sectional area of our sample.
Where P is the applied force, L is the length of beam, E is the modulus of elasticity of aluminum, and I is the moment of Inertia.
For tests conducted in situ on a rock mass, the rebound hammer can be used at any desired orientation provided the plunger strikes perpendicular to the surface
Citarella et al in 2010 [4] Worked on Comparison of DBEM and FEM crack path predictions in a notched shaft under torsion, they analyzed that the rather
The two salient damage mechanisms that were observed included cracking and deformation, exemplified in Figure 5 and Figure 6, respectively. Figure 5 shows a section of the surface crack that emerged after thermal shock and the bridging that has discontinued the crack, as well as the enlargement of the crack tips which seems branch-like, as expected [21].
This tool is used in all stages of productions for the quality control of samples and its uses are very extensive which makes it distinctive from other
The stress-strain behavior could vary from brittle, plastic and highly elastic. Tensile strength and modulus are orders of magnitude smaller than those of metals and elongation is 1000 % that of metals in a few cases. The tensile strength is defined at the fracture point and can be lower than the yield strength.
measure performance. This data is usually performed in a lab where the environment can be
Testing judge the quality of the products. After testing we can realize that the products is good for use or not.
Out of the three selected metal samples (Copper, lead and aluminum), an educated guess would believe that copper should change the most in temperature due to it being known to be very conductive. Aluminum would be the sample that has the least change in number considering the fact that aluminum sheets is used all the time in ovens for baking and due to process of elimination lead should be in the middle of which sample will the most change in temperature the most.