Question:
The following tabulated data were gathered from a series of Charpy impact tests on a commercial low-carbon steel alloy.
Temperature(∘C)50403020100-10-20-30-40Impact energy (J)76767158382314951.5
(a) Plot the data as impact energy versus temperature.
(b) Determine a ductile-to-brittle transition temperature as the temperature corresponding to the average of the maximum and minimum impact energies.
(c) Determine a ductile-to-brittle transition temperature as the temperature at which the impact energy is 20 J.
Answer:
a) see the attached graph
b) max E = 76 and Min E =1.53 average = 77.5/2 = 38.75 J
this corresponds to about 10° C
c ) at E = 20 J temperature is about -2°C
