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 ...

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.

The Tinius Olsen Model 899 Impact Specimen Notcher for Plastics is built to machine a notch in a plastic specimen in accordance with ISO 179, ISO 180 (type A notch specimen), ASTM 6110, and ASTM D256.