The V-notched rail shear test fixture (Fig. 1b) loads the specimen through its faces, allowing for greater load transfer and the testing of higher shear strength composite laminates. Face-loading of ...

The standard Two-Rail Shear specimen is rectangular, 152 mm/6 inches long by 102 mm/4 inches wide. Thus it consumes 3.6 times more test specimen material than the V-Notched Rail Shear specimen. This ...

Izod test specimens vary depending on what material is being tested. Metallic samples tend to be square in cross section, while polymeric test specimens are often rectangular, being struck parallel to ...

Charpy testing is a method for determining the relative impact strength of metals. It is also known as the Charpy V notch test. This testing method was developed in the 1940s by S.B. Russell and G.