Dumayao, Jershell L.

May 12, 2021

BSME 3-A ME 3216L

Experiment No. 06
Charpy Impact Test

I. Objective: Determine the impact strength of a given specimen.

II. Apparatus: Pendulum Type Impact Testing Machine and Vernier Caliper

Pendulum Type Impact Testing Machine Vernier Caliper

III. Materials: Mild Steel

Width= 10 mm
Length=55 mm
Radius=1 mm
Area below the notch=5 mm
IV. Procedures:

1. Before conducing the experiment, prepare the personal protective equipment

needed for the experimentation.
2. Prepare the materials and testing machine needed for the experiment.
3. Carefully measure the dimension of the specimen to be used.
4. In the beginning of the Charpy test, make sure that the angle is at 140 °, using
a ballpeen hammer
5. Make sure that a U-notch specimen is to be used in the Chirpy test.
6. Place the U notch in the platform opposite to the ballpeen hammer.
7. To find the necessary data needed, point the needle to the maximum
measurement of the testing machine which is 300 Joules.
8. Remove the safety lock, then release the lever to get the first reading.
9. Again, bring the needle to the maximum, 300 Joules this time, the specimen
is placed.
10. Before placing the specimen for safety purposes, make sure to enable the
safety lock.
11. Remove the safety lock, then release the lever to get the final reading.
 12. Finally, record the data gathered and proceed to the necessary computations.

V. Data Gathering and Analysis:

Given Parameters:
Length of Pendulum, R= 0.825 m or 825 mm
Angle of Drop, α =140 °
Weight of Pendulum, w=20.87 kg

Energy absorbed 2
Impact Strength= , J /mm
Area of specimen below the notch
6J
Impact Strength = 2
J /mm2
50 mm
Impact Strength = 0.12 J /mm2

Energy absorbed=Final reading- Initial Reading

Energy absorbed= 6 J−0 J
Energy Absorbed, U =6 J

Impact Energy, U =w R ( cos β−cos α )

6 J= ( 20.87 kg ) ( 825 mm ) ( cos β−cos 140 )
6J
cos β= +cos 140
( 20.87 kg )( 825 mm )
cos β=−0.7656959655
β=139.97 °

Impact Velocity, V = √ 2 g R ( 1−cos α )

 m
√(
V = 2 9.81
sec 2)( 0.825 m ) (1−cos 140 )

V =5.35 m/ sec

Type Angle Initial Final Energy Impact Angle Impact

of Test of Reading Reading Absorbed Strength of Velocity
Drop (J) (J) (J) ( J /mm2 ¿ Rise m
( )
sec
(° ) (° )
Charpy 140 0 6 6 0.12 139.97 5.35
Test

VI. Observation:

In my observation, in conducting the experiment and obtaining the results,

the Charpy test needs a specific angle which is 140 degrees, and the hammer
that should be used is a ball peen hammer. To gather the data, it is unique form
the other testing processes for it utilizes the swaying movement of the ball peen
hammer. The results are measured through using the outer scale measurements
to find the initial and final readings on the Charpy test. The ball peen hammer is
also placed on the bottom side of the machine to serve as a deflector for the ball
peen hammers and because of the deflection, one was able to assess the
strength of the specimen being used.

Conclusion:
After observing the experiment, it is certain that the Charpy test is used to
decide whether a metal is brittle or ductile by determining how much energy is
required to split a regular notch bar when a sudden load is applied when a
specimen is subjected to a shock charge, which will determine the specimen’s
hardness. For if we observe carefully, a porous steel absorbs a small amount of
energy when impact tested which will yield low energy content, while a sturdy
ductile metal absorbs a large amount of energy which will result of the high
energy content in the material, furthermore, the experiment just showed that mild
steel is a porous material.