Technical specifications:
- Recording of force-time/force-displacement behavior up to fracture
- From this, a clear determination of the brittle and ductile fracture portions (differentiation of crack-formation energy and crack-propagation energy)
- 300 J energy capability
- Possibility of testing ISO V-notch or ISO U-notch specimens
- Testing temperatures -196°C to >200°C
- Possibility of testing scaled specimens
- Testing speed 5 m/s
Loading type:
- Bending load on notch impact with high speed characterizes the behavior under three-dimensional loading
- Toughness testing process
- Recording of force–deflection behavior
- Brittle materials are usually tested without a notch
Advantages:
- Recording of the force–time/force–displacement behavior allows more insight into multiaxial toughness behavior via differentiation of crack-formation energy and crack-propagation energy
- Test that can be carried out simply and quickly
- Used for evaluating the temperature concept
- Differentiation of crack-formation energy and crack-propagation energy
- Quality assurance, acceptance testing
- Benchmarking of materials, material selection
- Testing of welded joints
- Testing of metals, plastics, etc.