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Impact Testing of Materials at Low Temp

This experiment tested the toughness of four materials (acrylic, brass, steel, aluminum) at room temperature and -20 degrees F using an impact testing machine. The toughness of metals increased when cooled, absorbing more energy, while the toughness of acrylic did not change with temperature. Steel had the highest toughness at both temperatures, while acrylic was lowest. In conclusion, decreasing the temperature increases the toughness of metals by making them harder, but temperature does not affect the hardness of plastics.

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Impact Testing of Materials at Low Temp

This experiment tested the toughness of four materials (acrylic, brass, steel, aluminum) at room temperature and -20 degrees F using an impact testing machine. The toughness of metals increased when cooled, absorbing more energy, while the toughness of acrylic did not change with temperature. Steel had the highest toughness at both temperatures, while acrylic was lowest. In conclusion, decreasing the temperature increases the toughness of metals by making them harder, but temperature does not affect the hardness of plastics.

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MaterialsScience&EngineeringLab

Experiment#7
DanielleLulfs
Section018
11/25/2014

Objective
TheobjectiveoftheexperimentwastolearnhowtouseanImpactTestingMachineto
performimpacttestonmaterials.
Abstract
Inthisexperiment,wetestedthetoughnessoffourdifferentmaterialsattwodifferent
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temperaturewasat20degreesF.
Introduction
Thepurposeofthislabwastoseehowthetoughnesschangesinmaterialswhentheyare
[Link].
Methodology
Theimpacttestisusedtodeterminetheenergyabsorbedinfracturingatestpieceathigh
velocity,[Link]
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freeswingingpendulumnotchedspecimenimpacttests,suchastheIzodandCharpytest,are
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Procedure
1. [Link].
2. [Link].
3. Usingtongs,placespecimenintothefixture.
4. [Link],andstarttestbyreleasingthelatch.
5. PressandholdtheBrakebuttonafterpendulumhasmadeonefullswing
(notbetweenimpactandwhenthependulumreachesitshighestpoint)
6. Recordthereadingofenergy.
7. Repeatforeachmaterialatbothroomtemperatureandat20degreesF.
Data
Material

Temperature
(degF)

AbsorbedEnergy
(kg.m)

FailureMode

Acrylic

72.4

0.5

BreaksinHalf

Acrylic

27

0.5

BreaksinHalf

Brass

72.4

2.8

BreaksinHalf

Brass

27

3.1

BreaksinHalf

Steel

72.4

6.1

BreaksinHalf

Steel

27

7.6

BreaksinHalf

Aluminum

72.4

3.1

BreaksinHalf

Aluminum

27

3.9

BreaksinHalf

Results
Thetestsprovethatwhilemetalsbecometougherastemperaturedrops,thehardnessof
[Link],Steel,andAluminumallincreasedintoughnesswhensubmerged
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ice.
DiscussionandConclusion
Steelhasthehighestimpactstrength,[Link]
hasthelowestimpactstrength,[Link]
metalsaffecttheimpactstrength,asthetemperaturedecreases,[Link]
temperaturehoweverdoesnotaffectthehardnessofplastics.
References
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Appendices
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