Proposed Methodology Changes to Determine Minimum Design Metal Temperature of ASME/API Impact Tested Materials Based on Fracture Mechanics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seetha Ramudu Kummari ◽  
Brian Macejko ◽  
Phillip E. Prueter
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Metal Temperature ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Relative Indication ◽  
Current Impact ◽  
Test Requirements ◽  
The Impact

For equipment designed to ASME or API standards, it is common practice to perform impact testing of base material and/or weldments to establish the Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT). The impact test is typically a Charpy V-Notch (CVN) test and the test temperature is set equal to the MDMT. The required Charpy energy at MDMT can vary anywhere from 10 ft-lbs to 40 ft-lbs depending on material specification, thickness, and the ASME/API standard. The detailed historical background behind the Charpy energy requirements of different ASME/API standards is not well documented. Additionally, no credit is given for post weld heat treatment (PWHT) of impact tested materials. The CVN tests are used because they are quick and economical for quality control, but the tests only provide a relative indication of material toughness. Consequently, the current impact test requirements lead to inconsistent results in brittle fracture assessments, conducted through explicit fracture mechanics. In this paper, two examples are presented to highlight the inconsistencies of the current impact test requirements. A methodology of estimating MDMT for impact tested materials based on fracture mechanics, consistent with Welding Research Council (WRC) Bulletin 562 [1] is also presented. Furthermore, this methodology explicitly accounts for the effects of PWHT (and the influence of weld residual stress on crack driving force) for impact tested materials. A methodology of adjusting MDMT for in-service impact tested materials is also presented. In the interest of moving towards harmonizing the impact test requirements, an alternative procedure for establishing impact test requirements is presented for ASME/API consideration.

Analysis and Development of Performance-Based Requirements for Railroad Tank Cars

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven W. Kirkpatrick ◽  
Robert A. MacNeill ◽  
Francisco Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Structural Integrity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
Current Impact ◽  
Test Requirements ◽  
The Impact

There has been significant research in recent years to analyze and improve the impact behavior and puncture resistance of railroad tank cars. Ultimately, the results of this work will be used by the Government regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada to establish performance-based testing requirements and to develop methods to evaluate the crashworthiness and structural integrity of different tank car designs. This paper describes analyses of current impact testing requirements and impact test methodologies using detailed finite element analyses (FEA). The results of these analyses are used to identify characteristics of the test methodologies that are desirable or undesirable for the test requirements in future tank car safety regulations.

Effect of Hydrogen Content on Impact Property of A357 Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 704-705 ◽  
pp. 1201-1204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Zheng Bing Xu ◽  
Jian Min Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Total Absorption ◽  
A357 Alloy ◽  
Absorption Energy ◽  
The Impact

The impact specimens with different hydrogen contents were solution treated at 540±3°C for 12h; water quenched at 60-100°C; and aged at 165±1°C for 6h. The impact test was carried out at Roell450 pendulum impact testing machine. The impact test results show that the impact energy has strong relation with the hydrogen content. The total absorption energy increases with the increasing of hydrogen content. The crack propagation energy Avp and present larger proportion than the initial crack energy Avi in the total absorption energy Av. The number of the pinholes increases and the pinholes turn from smaller irregular ones into sub-circular shape ones. The specimen with irregular sub-circular pinholes has larger KI, and has more crack propagation resistance.

scholarly journals Environmental and Management Factors Affecting Carrot Cracking

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 852B-852
Author(s):  
T.K. Hartz* ◽  
P.R. Johnstone ◽  
J.J. Nunez
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cracking Sensitivity

Cracking of carrot (Daucus carota L.) roots during harvest and handling is a serious problem for the commercial industry, particularly for `cut and peeled' products. Thirty commercial fields of cv. `Sugar Snax' in California were surveyed over the period 2000-03. Soil texture was determined, and soil and crop nutrient status, air temperature and soil moisture were monitored. In 10 fields the effect of excessive N fertilization was investigated; 90-180 kg·ha-1 N was sidedressed in addition to the growers' N regime. At one site a comparison of 10 cultivars was conducted to determine the root cracking sensitivity of commercial cultivars suitable for the cut and peeled market. In all fields roots were hand harvested, with undamaged roots 18-24 mm in diameter selected for study. Roots were cooled to 5 °C and subjected to an impact test to rate cracking sensitivity. Fields varied widely in root cracking sensitivity, with 4% to76% of roots cracked in the impact test. Cracking sensitivity was positively correlated with the % silt and clay in soil, and with air temperature in the final month of growth. Irrigation management had no consistent effect on cracking sensitivity. N application in excess of the growers' N regime did not increase carrot yield, but increased root cracking sensitivity by an average of 30%. Root cracking varied among cultivars from 10% to 49%. However, when the periderm was peeled from roots before impact testing, incidence of cracking declined to 2% or less in all cultivars. Periderm strength or flexibility is apparently the dominant factor in carrot cracking sensitivity, and environmental and management variables that affect cracking sensitivity must do so by affecting the periderm structure.

scholarly journals Investigation on the Application of Taylor Impact Test to High-G Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Juncheng ◽  
Chen Gang ◽  
Lu Yonggang ◽  
Huang Fenglei
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Duration ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Taylor Impact ◽  
Taylor Impact Test ◽  
The Impact

Taylor impact test is characterized by high impact energy, low cost, and good repeatability, giving it the technical foundation and development potential for application in high-g loading. In this paper, the feasibility of performing high-g load impact testing to a missile-borne recorder by conducting Taylor impact test was studied by combining simulation analyses with experimental verification. Acccording to the actual dimensions of the missile-borne recorder, an experimental piece was designed based on the Taylor impact principle. The impact loading characteristics of the missile-borne recorder were then simulated and analyzed at different impact velocities. In addition, the peak acceleration function and the pulse duration function of the load were fitted to guide the experimental design. A Taylor-Hopkinson impact experiment was also conducted to measure the impact load that was actually experienced by the missile-borne recorder and the results were compared with the results of strain measurements on the Hopkinson incident bar. The results showed that the peak value of impact load, the pulse duration and the waveform of the actual experimental results were in good agreement with the results predicted by the simulations. Additionally, the strain data measured on the incident bar could be used to verify or replace the acceleration testing of the specimen to simplify the experimental process required. Based on the impact velocity, high-g loading impact was achieved with peak values in the 7,000–30,000 g range and durations of 1.3–1 ms, and the waveform generated was a sawtooth wave. The research results provide a new approach for high amplitude and long pulse duration impact loading to large-mass components, and broaden the application field of Taylor impact test.

scholarly journals Impact, Hardness and Fracture Morphology of Aluminium Alloy (Al-Si) filled Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles at Various Stir Casting Temperatures

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Mardy Suhandani ◽  
Poppy Puspitasari ◽  
Jeefferie Abd Razak
Keyword(s):  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Melting Temperature ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Fracture Morphology ◽  
Stir Casting ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Coo Nanoparticles

The automotive and aviation fields require engineering materials that can save and optimise fuel consumption. Unique characteristics of lightweight, higher strength to weight ratio, good corrosion resistance, and good castability are indispensable for castable metal such as Silicon Aluminium (Al-Si). The mechanical properties of Al-Si could be further improved through the addition of Cobalt Oxide (CoO) nanoparticles during the casting process. The importance and purpose of this study were to determine the impact toughness, hardness and fracture morphology of Al-Si metal alloy filled with 0.015 wt.% CoO nanofiller at the various melting temperature of 750 °C, 800 °C and 850 °C. The stir casting method was utilised considering the most appropriate method for mixing nanoparticles powder into the Al-Si matrix. Three test specimens were prepared for each temperature variation. Impact testing using the Charpy method (ASTM E23-56 T) and hardness testing using Rockwell Superficial HR15T and fracture morphology obtained from impact testing fractures were performed accordingly. The impact test results showed that the Al-Si added with 0.015% CoO at 800 °C of melting temperature possessed the highest impact toughness value of 25.111 x 10-3 Joule mm-2 than the other variations. The hardness test results showed that Al-Si added 0.015% CoO with a melting temperature of 850 °C had the highest hardness value of 79.52 HR15T. The fracture morphology of the impact test in all specimens shows uniform brittle fracture characteristics. It is found that the melting temperature during the stir-casting process of Al-Si has played a significant role in influencing the resulted properties of Al-Si filled CoO nanoparticles metal matrix composites. The selection of an accurate melting temperature for the stir casting process will affect the resulted properties of produced metal composites.

scholarly journals DYNAMIC IMPACT WEAR AND IMPACT RESISTANCE OF W-B-C COATINGS

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Josef Daniel ◽  
Jan Grossman ◽  
Vilma Buršíková ◽  
Lukáš Zábranský ◽  
Pavel Souček ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Test ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Protective Coatings ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Dynamic Impact ◽  
Impact Deformation ◽  
The Impact

Coated components used in industry are often exposed to repetitive dynamic impact load. The dynamic impact test is a suitable method for the study of thin protective coatings under such conditions. Aim of this paper is to describe the method of dynamic impact testing and the novel concepts of evaluation of the impact test results, such as the impact resistance and the impact deformation rate. All of the presented results were obtained by testing two W-B-C coatings with different C/W ratio. Different impact test results are discussed with respect to the coatings microstructure, the chemical and phase composition, and the mechanical properties. It is shown that coating adhesion to the HSS substrate played a crucial role in the coatings’ impact lifetime.

Qualification of Temper Bead Welding by an Alternative Hardness Testing Approach

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. McCracken ◽  
Benjamin Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Base Material ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Hardness Test ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Maximum Hardness ◽  
Test Protocol ◽  
Impact Properties ◽  
Acceptance Criterion ◽  
Single Maximum ◽  
The Impact

In 2004, ASME Section IX added maximum hardness essential variables for temper bead procedure qualification when impact testing is not specified or required by the applicable book section. The assumption with specifying a maximum hardness criterion is that high hardness after temper bead welding indicates inadequate tempering. As discussed in PVP2013-97793 [2], imposing a maximum hardness criterion for temper bead qualification can actually lead to acceptance of a heat affected zone (HAZ) microstructure with less than optimum impact properties. In fact, depending on the weld HAZ microstructure the impact properties can vary widely from very low to very high at the same hardness. This paper describes an alternative hardness test protocol for temper bead procedure qualification. Rather than using a single maximum hardness acceptance threshold, this new test protocol characterizes the base material response to temper bead welding by determining the maximum achievable hardness with a bead-on-plate test and with a hardness calculation. Research shows that a high hardness in the HAZ prior to depositing the tempering weld layers provides the optimum microstructure for achieving desired HAZ impact properties. With proper tempering the HAZ hardness is reduced below the maximum achievable hardness. Temper bead procedure acceptance is thus determined by the drop in HAZ hardness after depositing the temper bead weld layers. Application of this new hardness test protocol for temper bead qualification is proposed as an alternative to a single maximum hardness acceptance criterion.

The Study on Medium Filling Scheme of LNG Tank Container Impact Testing Based on ANSYS

2014 ◽  
Vol 912-914 ◽  
pp. 869-872
Author(s):  
Jing Cao ◽  
Mei Han ◽  
Jing Yu Qi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Finite Element Calculation ◽  
Element Calculation ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Lng Tank ◽  
The Impact

Proposal the medium filling scheme of LNG tank container impact testing that filling the tank with water which mass is equal to dangerous goods, since the medium filling scheme before is difficult and loss, by finite element calculation with ANSY to the stress of LNG tank framework in the actual conditions and test conditions. Studies show that the two conditions of the tank is similar, test conditions can simulate the actual filling conditions. Applying this conclusion to the impact test, which can greatly simplify the test procedure and reduce the difficulty of the test, the test can be enhanced operability and economy.

Evaluation of Sliding Behavior of Simple Structures for Oblique Collision

2014 ◽  
Vol 566 ◽  
pp. 611-616
Author(s):  
Takeru Watanabe ◽  
Naoya Nishimura ◽  
Hiroka Watanabe ◽  
Syouta Nakadate ◽  
Katsuhiko Murase
Keyword(s):  
Contact Surface ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Oblique Collision ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Collapse Behavior ◽  
The Impact

When a simple structure collides with inclined barrier, behavior and deformation of the structure after impact are different in the case in which the structure slides on a contact surface or the case in which it does not slide. In order to investigate the structural collapse behavior for oblique collided structure, therefore, it is important to clarify the sliding behavior of the structure on the contact surface. The sliding behavior of the structure during collision was estimated according to theoretically obtained the equation considering the equilibrium of change in the momentum and the impulse before and after the collision. For evaluating the sliding behavior of the simple structure, the impact test by the drop type impact testing machine was carried out to collide with inclined barrier. In the impact test, the circular plate of 60 mm diameter and 10 mm thickness was used as the simple structure, and impacted with various collision velocities (range from 2 to 6 m/s). The sliding behavior of the simple structure at the collided surface was observed by high speed camera, and evaluated by the image analysis. The theoretical result was compared to evaluate with experimental results.

scholarly journals Impact Testing of Stainless Steel Materials

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. Blandford ◽  
D. K. Morton ◽  
T. E. Rahl ◽  
S. D. Snow
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Impact Testing ◽  
Radioactive Material ◽  
Test Machine ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
The Impact

Stainless steels are used for the construction of numerous spent nuclear fuel or radioactive material containers that may be subjected to high strains and moderate strain rates (10 to 200 per second) during accidental drop events. Mechanical characteristics of these materials under dynamic (impact) loads in the strain rate range of concern are not well documented. The goal of the work presented in this paper was to improve understanding of moderate strain rate phenomena on these materials. Utilizing a drop-weight impact test machine and relatively large test specimens (1/2-inch thick), initial test efforts focused on the tensile behavior of specific stainless steel materials during impact loading. Impact tests of 304L and 316L stainless steel test specimens at two different strain rates, 25 per second (304L and 316L material) and 50 per second (304L material) were performed for comparison to their quasi-static tensile test properties. Elevated strain rate stress-strain curves for the two materials were determined using the impact test machine and a “total impact energy” approach. This approach considered the deformation energy required to strain the specimens at a given strain rate. The material data developed was then utilized in analytical simulations to validate the final elevated stress-strain curves. The procedures used during testing and the results obtained are described in this paper.

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