Charpy tests

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Impact tests are, however, used to try to compare the impact strength of different materials. Of these tests four require specific mention. These are the Izod test, the Charpy test, the falling weight tests and the tensile impact test. 

An alternative to the Izod test is the Charpy test in which a sample supported, but not gripped, at each end is subject to an impact in the centre. According to the test a notch may be present in the centre of the sample on the face opposite to that subjected to impact. In spite of the differences between the tests there is a surprisingly good correlation between Izod and Charpy test results as shown by Figure 9.5 based on tests on several thermoplastics. ... 

Although the Izod and Charpy tests are widely used for plastics, other types of test are also popular. These include tensile impact tests and flexural plate (falling weight) tests. The latter is particularly useful in situations where the effects of flow anisotropy are being assessed. In addition, arbitrary end-product tests are widely used to provide reassurance that unforseen factors have not emerged to reduce the impact performance of the product. 

Fig. 2.82 Comparison of impact strengths as measured by Charpy test...

In recent years impact testing of plastics has been rationalised to a certain extent by the use of fracture mechanics. The most successful results have been achieved by assuming that LEFM assumptions (bulk linear elastic behaviour and presence of sharp notch) apply during the Izod and Charpy testing of a plastic. 

V-notch impact tests, such as the Charpy test, are used to test the susceptibility of materials to brittle failure see Wells (1968) and BS 131. 

The Charpy test and the Izodtest are both pendulum-type impact tests. The difference between these two tests is essentially the orientation of the sample. In the Charpy test, or simple-beam method, the sample is supported at both ends, but is not held down, as shown on the left in Figure 15.30. In the Izod test, or cantilever beam method, the sample is supported on one end in a vice, as shown on the right in Figure 15.30. In both tests the sample is at the bottom of the pendulum arc and the amount of energy absorbed by the sample is measured. 

FIGURE 15.30 Left, Charpy test. Right, Izod test. 

The test method may specify either a notched sample or an unnotched sample. If a notched specimen is specified, the dimensions of the notch are also given. Figure 15.31 is an example of these dimensions for a metal sample. In the Charpy test the notched sample is struck from behind the notch. In the Izod test the notch is facing the hammer. The notch, called a stress raiser, concentrates the stresses applied by the impact load. It makes the material brittle and increases the elastic limit in the notch area. Without the notch, many materials will bend without fracture, and the capacity to absorb energy will not be accurately determined. 

Unnotched or oppositely notched specimens are employed in the Charpy test. 

The most dramatic results were, however, the complete elimination of cracking of the test plates when they were bent over a sharp radius in the transverse direction. Figure 12, and the more than doubling of the transverse shelf energy as measured by 2/3 Charpy tests. Figure 13 ( ). The latter also shows the progressive improvements with incremental additions of REM s. 

Secondary Properties of Candidate Materials. In terms of maximum and minimum use temperatures, we must simply ensure that our final candidate materials meet the use temperature requirements listed in Table 8.10. This design specification is not particularly restrictive, so we will save it for last. The most common measure of impact resistance is using an Izod impact test (cf. Figure 5.79). A similar test is called the Charpy test, a schematic diagram for which is shown in Figure 8.15. We will find relevant impact resistance data for our candidate materials, if available, and ensure that this design criterion is met as well. 

Gibson(Ref 1) investigated both methods for testing steels, such as used in manuf of shells gun barrels and gave preference to Charpy Test... 

Many impact tests measure the energy required to break a standard sample under certain specified conditions. The most widely used tests are the lzod test (pendulum-type instrument with notched sample, which is struck on the free end), the Charpy test (pendulum-type instrument with sample supported at the two ends and struck in the middle), the falling-weight test (standard ball dropped from known height), and the high-speed stress-strain test. 

Table 4 Mechanical performance of a non-nucleated and -nucleated PP with an MFR of 0.3 dgmhr1. Comparison of notched, double-edge notched and unnotched Charpy tests...

Fig. 15 Evolution of the plastic energy, Gpiast) of a non-nudeated and of a -nucleated PP in between - 60 and 120 °C a puncture tests, b Charpy tests. Tests performed on injection molded specimens...

It has been shown that fracture is a very complex process and the fracture performance depends on both the initiation and the propagation of a defect [6-10] in the material. Under impact, most polymers break in very distinct manners. Several types of fracture have been identified depending on the amount of plastic deformation at the crack tip and the stability of crack propagation. For each type, an appropriate analysis has been developed to determine the impact fracture energy of the material. These methods have also been verified in various plastics [11,12]. The different fracture behaviors in most polymers are illustrated in Figure 27.1, which shows a schematic drawing of the load-deflection diagram of Charpy tests on HIPS [13] under an impact velocity of 2 m/s at various temperatures. 

Figure 27.1 Load-deflection diagram of Charpy tests on HIPS at 2 m/s...

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