Charpy testing is a method for determining the relative impact strength of metals. It is also known as the Charpy V notch test. This testing method was developed in the 1940s by S.B. Russell and G.

While performing notch impact tests, a material specimen is tested under impact loading in the form of an elongated building block - single-sided, notched and typically tempered. The unnotched rear ...

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