Charpy

English

Noun

Charpy (plural Charpies)

1. (materials science) Short for Charpy impact test.
   • 2002, D. Francois, A. Pineau, From Charpy to Present Impact Testing, Elsevier Science, →ISBN, page 397:

     However, after 5% strain, all the Charpy values for grade A were still above 27J at +20°C, as required by the LR Rules and the mean crystallinities were all below 50% indicating that the FATTs for all the plates remained below ambient temperature.

Related terms

• Charpy machine
• Charpy test