University of Technology

Oil and gas engineering

‫ حسين هيثم حنش‬:‫االسم‬

Impact test
INTRODUCTION:-A metal may be very hard and therefore very strong and yet be unsuitable for
Applications in which it is subjected to sudden loads in service. Materials behave quite differently when
they are loaded suddenly than when they are loaded more slowly as in tensile testing. Because of this fact,
impact test is considered to be one of the basic mechanical tests (especially for ferrous metals). The term
brittle Fracture is used to describe rapid propagation of cracks without any excessive Plastic deformation at
a stress level below the yield stress of the material. Metals that show ductile behavior usually can, under
certain circumstances, behave in a Brittle fashion. The stress needed to cause yield rises as the temperature
falls. At Very low temperatures, fracture occurs before yielding. Impact tests are used not also to measure the
energy absorbing capacity of the material subjected to sudden loading; but also to determine the transition
temperature from ductile to Brittle behavior
Objective
We aim from this experiment to study the behavior of the materials under the impact force,
and from this impact force we can determine the Toughness of that materials. This test & also
we aim to study the effect of the Potential energy in finally to measure the Energy Observed
(taken) by the work piece from the impact force which is an indication to the work piece
toughness.

What is impact
impact is: an impact is a high force or shock applied over a short time period when two or more
bodies collide. Such a force or acceleration usually has a greater effect than a lower force
applied over a proportionally longer period.
-The difference between izod test and charpy test

The Izod Test The Charpy test

in this test we hold the work piece from one
side only
the test material is placed in a vertical
position
the hammer will strike on the upper tip of
the sample
The notch face is facing the striker
test specimen is 75 x 10 x 10mm
Uses v notch s
In this test we hold the work piece from two
sides
the test material is placed horizontally
The hammer will strike at the point of notch
but in the opposite direction.
The notch face is situated away from the
striker.
test specimen is 55 x 10 x 10mm (the
dimension can vary)
Uses v notch and u notch