IMPACT TESTING PRESENTATION BASED ON ASTM A 370 (E23)

1. Impact Testing
ASTM A370 & E-23

2. Prepared By :-
Komal Koya (12BIE021)
Nisarg Mahadevia (12BIE023)
Sandeep Malaviya (12BIE025)

3. SCOPE
 Description of apparatus
 Dimension and preparation of specimen
 Testing procedure
 Appended notes on the significance of notched
bar impact testing

4. Significance
 To study behavior of materials subjected to single
multiaxial stress.
 It may be operated at different temperature conditions.
 To predict brittle nature of the material.

5. APPARATUS
 Pendulum type of rigid construction
 Machine surface is properly leveled.
 Scales graduated either in degrees or directly in
energy.

7. Methods of Impact testing

8. CHARPY IMPACT TEST

9. CHARPY IMPACT TEST
 A Charpy V-notch impact test is a dynamic test in
which a notched specimen is struck and broken by
a single blow in a specially designed testing
machine.
 A Charpy impact machine is one in which a
notched specimen is broken by a single blow of a
freely swinging pendulum.

10. Significance and Use
Ductile to brittle transition
 BCC or ferritic alloys exhibit a significant transition
in behaviour when impact tested over a range of
temperatures. At temperatures above transition,
impact specimens fracture by a ductile mechanism,
absorbing relatively large amounts of energy. At
lower temperatures, they fracture in a brittle
manner absorbing less energy. Within the transition
range, the fracture will generally be a mixture of
areas of ductile fracture and brittle fracture.

11.  The specification may require a minimum test
result for absorbed energy, fracture appearance,
lateral expansion, or a combination thereof, at a
specified test temperature.
 The specification may require the determination
of the transition temperature at which either the
absorbed energy or fracture appearance attains a
specified level when testing is performed over a
range of temperatures.

12. APPARATUS
 The pendulum is released from a fixed height. Since the
height to which the pendulum is raised prior to its swing,
and the mass of the pendulum are known, the energy of
the blow is predetermined.
 Principal feature of the machine is a fixture designed to
support a test specimen as a simple beam at a precise
location. Charpy machines used for testing steel generally
have capacities in the 220 to 300 ft·lbf (300 to 400 J)
energy range.
 The linear velocity at the point of impact should be in the
range of 16 to 19 ft/s (4.9 to 5.8 m/s).

13. Temperature Media
 Low temperature media usually are chilled fluids (such as
water, ice plus water, dry ice plus organic solvents, or liquid
nitrogen) or chilled gases. Elevated temperature media are
usually heated liquids such as mineral or silicone oils.
Circulating air ovens may be used.
 Equipment—Tongs, especially adapted to fit the notch in the
impact specimen, normally are used for removing the
specimens from the medium and placing them on the anvil
Handling equipment

14. Sampling and no. of samples
 Test location and orientation should be addressed by the
specifications. The test location shall be the same as that
for the tensile specimen and the orientation shall be
longitudinal with the notch perpendicular to the major
surface of the product being tested.
 NUMBER OF SPECIMENS-When the specification calls for a
minimum average test result, three specimens shall be
tested.
 When the specification requires determination of a
transition temperature, eight to twelve specimens are
usually needed.

15. Type and Size
 Use of substandard size criterias:
 For flat material less than 7⁄16 in. (11 mm) thick, or when
the absorbed energy is expected to exceed 80 % of full
scale, use standard subsize test specimens.
 For tubular materials tested in the transverse direction,
where the relationship between diameter and wall
thickness does not permit a standard full size specimen,
use standard

17. PROCEDURE
TEMPERATURE:
 Condition the specimens to be broken by holding them in the medium at
test temperature for at least 5 min in liquid media and 30 min in
gaseous media.
Positioning and Breaking Specimens:
 Carefully center the test specimen in the anvil and release the
pendulum to break the specimen. If the pendulum is not released within
5 s after removing the specimen from the conditioning medium, do not
break the specimen.
Recovering Specimens:
 In the event that fracture appearance or lateral expansion must be
determined, recover the matched pieces of each broken specimen
before breaking the next specimen.
Impact energy—
 Record the impact energy absorbed to the nearest ft·lbf (J).

18. FRACTURE APPEARANCE
 Measure the length and width of the brittle portion of the fracture surface, as
shown , and determine the percent shear area from either Table 7 or Table 8
depending on the unit of measurement.

21. • Compare the appearance of the fracture of the specimen
with a fracture appearance chart as shown

22.  Magnify the fracture surface and compare it to a
precalibrated overlay chart or measure the percent shear
fracture area by means of a planimeter.
 Photograph the fractured surface at a suitable magnification
and measure the percent shear fracture area by means of a
planimeter.
 Determine the individual fracture appearance values to the
nearest 5 % shear fracture and record the value.

23. Lateral Expansion
 Lateral expansion is the increase in specimen width, measured in thousandths
of an inch (mils), on the compression side, opposite the notch of the fractured
Charpy V-notch specimen as shown.

24.  Check the sides of the specimens perpendicular to the notch to ensure that
no burrs were formed on the sides during impact testing. If burrs exist,
remove them carefully by rubbing on emery cloth or similar abrasive
surface, making sure that the protrusions being measured are not rubbed
during the removal of the burr.
 Measure the amount of expansion on each side of each half relative to the
plane defined by the undeformed portion of the side of the specimen using
a gage similar to that shown.

26. Interpretation of Test Result
 When the acceptance criterion of any impact test is specified to be a minimum
average value at a given temperature, the test result shall be the average
(arithmetic mean) of the individual test values of three specimens from one test
location.
 When a minimum average test result is specified:
The test result is acceptable when all of the below are met:
(1) The test result equals or exceeds the specified minimum average (given in the
specification),
(2) The individual test value for not more than one specimen measures less than the
specified minimum average,
(3) The individual test value for any specimen measures not less than two-thirds of
the specified minimum average.
 If the acceptance requirements are not met, perform one retest of three
additional specimens from the same test location. Each individual test value of the
retested specimens shall be equal to or greater than the specified minimum
average value.

27. Test Specifying a Minimum Transition
Temperature:
 Transition Temperature :-
For specification purposes, the transition temperature is the temperature at
which the designated material test value equals or exceeds a specified minimum
test value.
 Determination of Transition Temperature :-
Break one specimen at each of a series of temperatures above and below the
anticipated transition temperature using the procedures in Section 25. Record
each test temperature to the nearest 1°F (0.5°C).
 Plot the individual test results (ft·lbf or percent shear) as the ordinate versus
the corresponding test temperature as the abscissa and construct a best-fit
curve through the plotted data points.

28.  If transition temperature is specified as the temperature at which a test value is
achieved, determine the temperature at which the plotted curve intersects the
specified test value by graphical interpolation (extrapolation is not permitted).
Record this transition temperature to the nearest 5°F (3°C). If the tabulated test
results clearly indicate a transition temperature lower than specified, it is not
necessary to plot the data. Report the lowest test temperature for which test
value exceeds the specified value.
 Accept the test result if the determined transition temperature is equal to or
lower than the specified value.
 If the determined transition temperature is higher than the specified value, but
not more than 20°F (12°C) higher than the specified value, test sufficient samples
in accordance with Section 25 to plot two additional curves. Accept the test
results if the temperatures determined from both additional tests are equal to or
lower than the specified value.

29.  When subsize specimens are permitted or necessary, or both, modify the
specified test requirement according to Table 9 or test temperature according
to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Table UG-84.2, or both. Greater
energies or lower test temperatures may be agreed upon by purchaser and
supplier.

31. Records
The test record should contain the following information as appropriate:
1. Full description of material tested (that is, specification number, grade, class
or type, size, heat number).
2. Specimen orientation with respect to the material axis.
3. Specimen size.
4. Test temperature and individual test value for each specimen broken,
including initial tests and retests.
5. Test results.
6. 27.1.6 Transition temperature and criterion for its determination, including
initial tests and retests.

32. SIGNIFICANCE OF
NOTCHED-BAR IMPACT
TESTING

33. Notch Behavior
 The Charpy and Izod type tests bring out notch behavior (brittleness versus
ductility) by applying a single overload of stress.
 The notch behavior of the face-centered cubic metal sand alloys, a large
group of nonferrous materials and the austenitic steels can be judged from
their common tensile properties.
 If they are brittle in tension they will be brittle when notched,
 while if they are ductile in tension, they will be ductile when notched, except for
unusually sharp or deep notches (much more severe than the standard Charpy or
Izod specimens).
 Even low temperatures do not alter this characteristic of these materials.

34.  In contrast, the behavior of the ferritic steels under notch conditions cannot
be predicted from their properties as revealed by the tension test.
 Some metals that display normal ductility in the tension test may
nevertheless break in brittle fashion when tested or when used in the notched
condition.
 Notched conditions include
 restraints to deformation in directions perpendicular to the major stress, or
multiaxial stresses and
 stress concentrations.
 It is in this field that the Charpy and Izod tests prove useful for determining
the susceptibility of a steel to notch brittle behavior though they cannot be
directly used to appraise the serviceability of a structure.

35. Notch Effect
 A severely notched condition is generally not desirable, and it becomes of
real concern in those cases in which it initiates a sudden and complete failure
of the brittle type.
 Some metals can be deformed in a ductile manner even down to the low
temperatures of liquid air, while others may crack.
 This difference in behavior can be best understood by considering the
cohesive strength of a material (or the property that holds it together) and its
relation to the yield point. In cases of brittle fracture, the cohesive strength
is exceeded before significant plastic deformation occurs and the fracture
appears crystalline.
 In cases of the ductile or shear type of failure, considerable deformation
precedes the final fracture and the broken surface appears fibrous instead of
crystalline. In intermediate cases the fracture comes after a moderate
amount of deformation and is part crystalline and part fibrous in appearance.

36.  Brittle Condition:-When a notched bar is loaded, there is a normal stress
across the base of the notch which tends to initiate fracture. The property
that keeps it from cleaving, or holds it together, is the “cohesive strength.”
The bar fractures when the normal stress exceeds the cohesive strength.
When this occurs without the bar deforming it is the condition for brittle
fracture.
 Ductile Condition:- In testing, though not in service because of side effects,
it happens more commonly that plastic deformation precedes fracture. In
addition to the normal stress, the applied load also sets up shear stresses
which are about 45° to the normal stress. The elastic behavior terminates as
soon as the shear stress exceeds the shear strength of the material and
deformation or plastic yielding sets in. This is the condition for ductile
failure.
 This behavior, whether brittle or ductile, depends on whether the normal
stress exceeds the cohesive strength before the shear stress exceeds the
shear strength.

37.  If the notch is made sharper or more drastic, the normal stress at the root of the
notch will be increased in relation to the shear stress and the bar will be more
prone to brittle fracture. Also, as the speed of deformation increases, the shear
strength increases and the likelihood of brittle fracture increases.
 On the other hand, by raising the temperature, leaving the notch and the speed of
deformation the same, the shear strength is lowered and ductile behavior is
promoted, leading to shear failure.
 Variations in notch dimensions will seriously affect the results of the tests as
shown in table.

38. Size Effect
 Increasing either the width or the depth of the specimen tends to increase
the volume of metal subject to distortion, and by this factor tends to increase
the energy absorption when breaking the specimen.
 However, any increase in size, particularly in width, also tends to increase the
degree of restraint and by tending to induce brittle fracture, may decrease
the amount of energy absorbed.
 A standard-size specimen is on the verge of brittle fracture, this is
particularly true, and a double-width specimen may actually require less
energy for rupture than one of standard width.

39. Effects of Testing Conditions
 When the test temperature has been carried low enough to start cleavage
fracture, there may be an extremely sharp drop in impact value or there may be a
relatively gradual falling off toward the lower temperatures. This drop in energy
value starts when a specimen begins to exhibit some crystalline appearance in the
fracture.
 The transition temperature at which this embrittling effect takes place varies
considerably with the size of the part or test specimen and with the notch
geometry.
 Some of the many definitions of transition temperature currently being used are:
1. the lowest temperature at which the specimen exhibits 100 % fibrous fracture,
2. the temperature where the fracture shows a 50 % crystalline and a 50 % fibrous
appearance,
3. the temperature corresponding to the energy value 50 % of the difference
between values obtained at 100 % and 0 % fibrous fracture, and
4. the temperature corresponding to a specific energy value.

40.  A problem peculiar to Charpy-type tests occurs when high-strength, low-
energy specimens are tested at low temperatures. These specimens may not
leave the machine in the direction of the pendulum swing but rather in a
sidewise direction.
 To ensure that the broken halves of the specimens do not rebound off some
component of the machine and contact the pendulum before it completes its
swing, modifications may be necessary in older model machines.
 Provisions must be made to prevent rebounding of the fractured specimens
into any part of the swinging pendulum.

41. Velocity of Straining
 Velocity of straining is likewise a variable that affects the notch behavior of
steel. The impact test shows somewhat higher energy absorption values than
the static tests above the transition temperature and yet, in some instances,
the reverse is true below the transition temperature.
Correlation with Service
 While Charpy or Izod tests may not directly predict the ductile or brittle
behavior of steel as commonly used in large masses or as components of large
structures, these tests can be used as acceptance tests of identity for
different lots of the same steel or in choosing between different steels, when
correlation with reliable service behavior has been established.
 It may be necessary to make the tests at properly chosen temperatures other
than room temperature.
 In this, the service temperature or the transition temperature of full-scale
specimens does not give the desired transition temperatures for Charpy or
Izod tests since the size and notch geometry may be so different.

42.  Chemical analysis, tension, and hardness tests may not indicate the influence
of some of the important processing factors that affect susceptibility to
brittle fracture nor do they comprehend the effect of low temperatures in
inducing brittle behavior.

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