Download or read book Instrumented Impact Testing Using a Hopkinson Bar Apparatus written by T. Nicholas and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technique for conducting instrumented Charpy impact tests using a Hopkinson bar is presented. Data for three grades of beryllium covering a range in impact velocities from 20 to 200 in/sec (.5 to 5 mm/s) are obtained in the form of load-deflection curves from which maximum load, maximum deflection, and total energy are obtained. Results show good agreement with data on identical materials obtained from an instrumented impact test at 54 in/sec (1.37 m/s) and from a standard Charpy impact machine at 135 in/sec (3.43 m/s). The advantages and limitations of the Hopkinson bar apparatus are discussed.