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ENGR 200: MATERIALS OF ENGINEERING Laboratory
IMPACT TEST
OBJECTIVES
• The goal of this experiment is to reinforce student’s understanding of the concept of “impact energy” and "ductile-‐to-‐brittle transition temperature” (DBTT)
• To investigate the effect of temperature and carbon content on the toughness of steel by means of a Charpy impact test.
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EXPERIMENTAL
Charpy impact specimens of steel:
• 3 pieces of 1018 (Cold Finished) steel • 3 pieces of 1045 (Cold Finished) steel • 3 pieces of 1095 (Cold Finished) steel
• Tinius Olsen Impact Test Machine • Dry ice • Furnace
Schematic of Charpy test specimen
Side view End view Angle of notch
Placement of specimen in the impact tester
Dry ice is used to cool specimens to -‐78.5 oC
A furnace is used to heat specimens to 500 oC
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES
• Three notched steel (1018, 1045 and 1095) samples were
provided to each of the three teams
• Each team subjected all three specimens to the following temperature treatments before test:
• Team 1: at dry ice temperature ( -‐78.5 oC) • Team 2: at room temperature • Team 3: at 500oC (heated for 10 minutes in an oven)
Handling of cooled specimens is indirect
Handling of heated specimems is also indirect
Everyone in the room needs to be aware when the Charpy impact tests are taken
Only three people actually perform the test:
• Two team members will prepare the hammer by raising it to the pre-‐determined height and locking it in place.
• Zero out the scale.
• Everyone will move away from the test area.
• The third team member wearing protective gear, quickly will extract the test specimen and will place it in the Charpy slot for testing
Once set up, the action happens
• Once cleared, the hammer will be released and the energy absorbed (in ft-‐lb) will be recorded
• The specimen fragments will be collected using a pair of tongs
and will be placed on the floor
• The fracture surfaces will be visually examined
Figure 1 will be constructed from data of absorbed energy vs temperature
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Figure 1. Absorbed energy vs Temperature for 1018 (blue) and 1095(red)
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STEEL 1018 Temp. = -‐ 78.5 oC ( Dry Ice)
STEEL 1045 Temp.= -‐ 78.5 oC ( Dry Ice)
STEEL 1018 Temp. 20oC
Lab Manual
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