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Experiment No. 5 Impact Strength of A Material

The document describes an experiment to test the impact strength of a material using a Charpy impact tester. The Charpy tester uses a heavy pendulum to break notched specimens of the material. Standard dimensions for Charpy test specimens are provided. The procedure involves raising the pendulum, fitting the notched specimen, releasing the pendulum to strike the specimen, and measuring the energy absorbed. Calculations are made to determine the potential and kinetic energy and the impact strength. The results showed an average impact strength of 0.71 and that the sample broke in a ductile manner.

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Experiment No. 5 Impact Strength of A Material

The document describes an experiment to test the impact strength of a material using a Charpy impact tester. The Charpy tester uses a heavy pendulum to break notched specimens of the material. Standard dimensions for Charpy test specimens are provided. The procedure involves raising the pendulum, fitting the notched specimen, releasing the pendulum to strike the specimen, and measuring the energy absorbed. Calculations are made to determine the potential and kinetic energy and the impact strength. The results showed an average impact strength of 0.71 and that the sample broke in a ductile manner.

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EXPERIMENT NO.

IMPACT STRENGTH OF A MATERIAL

Course Title:
Lab Report #: 5
Submitted To:
Submitted By:
Date of Submission:
OBJECTIVES
To test the ability of a material to withstand a severe impact by breaking notched specimen using
a heavy pendulum

APPARATUS
MT 3016 is a robust, easily handled bench impact tester (Charpy) made to standard
specifications. It demonstrates in a simple and reliable manner how the impact strength
characteristics of a material are affected at, for example, low temperature. This is of great
importance for the choice of material in applications subjected to heavy temperature fluctuations.
It is also useful to demonstrate how the impact strength of a material is affected by different
kinds of heat treatments, e.g. hardening, tempering, and normalizing.

INTRODUCTION

STANDARD DIMENSION OF CHARPY TEST SPECIMENS


Charpy test specimens normally measure 55x10x10mm and have a notch machined across one of
the larger faces. The notches may be:

i. V-notch – A V-shaped notch, 2mm deep, with 45-degree angle and 0.25 mm radius along
the base.

ii. U-notch or keyhole notch – A 5mm deep notch with 1mm radius at the base of the notch.

Technical data of Apparatus and Specimen


Max. Impact energy =15 joule (1 J = 1 Nm)
1 Scale graduation = 0.1 joule
Dimensions of test pieces = 6x6x44 mm
Dimensions of the machine = 170x290x615 mm
Weight of the machine = 30 kg

PROCEDURE
1. Adjust the Zero point
2. Raise the pendulum to a height where it is locked in a position making an angle a1 (angle of
displacement) with vertical.
3. Fit the notched specimen in position as shown in Fig.3.
4. Release the pendulum by pressing the lever to unlock. The pendulum strikes the notched
specimen from behind breaking the specimen in two pieces.
5. The pendulum then swings up to a maximum height making angle a2 (angle of rise) with the
vertical as shown in Fig.2.
6. The scale on the apparatus showed the amount of energy in joules of the pendulum after
impact.

CALCULATIONS
Potential Energy of the system when released: K = FL (1+sin (a1-90))
Potential Energy after impact: T = FL (1-cos a2)
Energy consumed in breaking the specimen (Neglecting Friction/wind resistance losses) E = K-T
Impact strength is given by KCU = E / fractured Area
F = 2.1 x 9.8 = 20.5 N
L = 38.5 cm
Fracture Area = 18 mm2

TABLE: Data obtained during the experiment


Fracture
E (Joules) E (Joules) KCU
Specimen a1 a2 K (joules) T (Joules) Area
Theoretical Practical (J/mm2)
mm2
1. 162 49 15.4 2.7 12.7 - 18 0.71
2.

RESULTS
Average impact strength of samples is =0.71

CONCLUSIONS
The sample did not break up separately into two parts when charpy test was performed which
showed that the material was ductile and can be used in places where material has to face high
tensile force.

PRECAUTIONS
Do not stand in a place where you might be hit by a hammer.
Make sure eyes are placed perpendicular to the scale to avoid parallax error.
Make sure the sample orientation and position is correct.

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