Charpy Impact Testing Services

Charpy impact testing provides a wealth of material data with a single impact strength test, helping determine if your material is suitable for its intended application, ensuring safety and integrity of components and finished products. Supported by our ISO 17025-accredited testing laboratories, Element’s Charpy impact test services deliver precise test results with competitive turnaround times, helping you align with international standards.

What are charpy impact testing services – and why do you need them?

A Charpy impact test, also known as the Charpy V-notch test, is a destructive method designed to measure the amount of energy that a material can absorb as it fractures. Understanding this helps to predict how the material will react to impact loading and is, therefore, an essential determining factor when assessing if your material is suitable for a particular application. 

Using a pendulum hammer arm to strike a notched specimen, the Charpy impact test measures the energy absorbed during fracture, also providing valuable insights into the material's toughness and resistance to brittle fracture. Charpy impact testing is vital to material characterization programs, offering critical information for design and performance evaluation.

Key Benefits of Charpy Impact Testing Services with Element 

• Drive R&D and Inform Material Selection:  Charpy impact testing with Element provides essential data to understand how different compositions and treatments affect the impact resistance of materials, guiding improvements in design, encouraging the development of improved materials, and enabling you to make informed decisions about material selection.
• Demonstrate Compliance with Industry Standards:  Ensure that your products meet safety requirements and perform at the level expected in your specific industry, giving you greater market access and improving customer trust. Element provides the Charpy impact test services in accordance with multiple International standards such as NADCAP, ISO 148, and ASTM E23 for both metallic and polymeric materials.
• Guarantee End-User Safety and Elevate Quality Control: In safety-critical applications like construction or transportation, our testing ensures your materials withstand impact forces, safeguarding end-users. Testing with us integrates seamlessly into your quality control processes, ensuring ongoing assessment to uphold and enhance overall product quality.
• Proactively Manage Risks: Understanding your materials' behaviour under impact allows early identification and mitigation of potential failure risks, enhancing the safety and reliability of your products. Our expert testing identifies and addresses weaknesses, defects, or inconsistencies before market, minimizing the risk of material failure and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Control costs with Charpy Impact Testing Services

With a comprehensive range of testing options at your disposal, our experts can tailor services to align uniquely with the characteristics of your product. This flexibility allows you to optimize testing protocols, ensuring that the scope of testing precisely meets your project requirements without unnecessary expenses. Moreover, our streamlined testing processes, honed by years of experience, contribute to efficient turnaround times. By offering a broad spectrum of testing capabilities and customization options, we empower you to make informed decisions, mitigate risks, and ultimately enhance cost-effectiveness and project timelines through Charpy testing services.

Supporting you with accurate sampling procedures

Sample preparation for Charpy impact testing is a crucial step involving shaping specimens to specific dimensions and notching them to precise standards to produce accurate results. We understand the issues faced when preparing large or irregularly shaped materials. Our experts employ specialized techniques suited to each material to ensure uniform specimen dimensions and precise notching, guaranteeing the accuracy and reliability of your Charpy impact test results. This ensures you can confidently navigate diverse material types while obtaining accurate and meaningful outcomes.