SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2000
STP14388S

European Certification of Charpy Specimens: Reasoning and Observations

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The procedure for the production and certification of BCR (Bureau Communautaire de Reference) Charpy specimens for machine verification according to the European standard EN 10045-2 is described. A master batch is initially certified by interlaboratory comparison and is then used as a reference to certify sub-batches of similar impact toughness by comparative measurements on one dedicated machine. Extensive testing over ten years has shown that, for SAE 4340 steel, a 2 mm striker generally produces higher impact toughness than an 8 mm striker up to 120 J absorbed energy. Another observation is that asymmetric fracture generally occurs in about 50% of all cases, but that small series of tests may produce nearly all symmetric or nearly all asymmetric failures, influencing the mean value of the measured impact toughness.

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Pauwels, J
EC-JRC-IRMM, Geel, Retieseweg, Belgium
Gyppaz, D
Cogne Acciai Speciali, Aosta, Italy
Varma, R
National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Ingelbrecht, C
EC-JRC-IRMM, Geel, Retieseweg, Belgium
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Developed by Committee: E28
Pages: 90–99
DOI: 10.1520/STP14388S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5429-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2864-4