CET 345W Materials Testing Laboratory: Impact Test full lab report

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Table of Contents Summary …………………………………………….…………………………… 2 Procedure ……….………………………………………………………�... ��……… 2 Equipment ……………………..………………….……………………………… 2 Experiment Requirements ….……..………………………………………………. 3 Required Data ……………..…….………………….…………………………….. 3 Sample Calculations …..……..…….……………….…………………………….. 4 Conclusions/Analysis …………………………….………………………………. 9 Summary The purpose of the lab was to use the Tinius Olsen Charpy-Izod impact testing machine and the test specimens provided by the instructor, in this case a 1.99in by 0.372in steel rectangle, to impact the material in order to find the kinetic energy, velocity, pendulum mass and effective weight. In order to calculate these values, we tested and recorded the max potential and kinetic energy of the pendulum. The max potential of the pendulum stays constant, however, we recorded three values of the max kinetic energy as the pendulum impacted the steel rectangle. From those three-recorded values, we found the average to get the average max kinetic energy. Knowing all these values, we can calculate and find the kinetic energy, velocity, pendulum mass and effective weight of the impact test that we were asked to solve. [Show More]

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