Certification Report for SRM 2216, 2218, 2219: KLST (Miniaturized) Charpy V-Notch Impact Specimens

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1 NIST Special Publication Standard Reference Materials Certification Report for SRM 2216, 2218, 2219: KLST (Miniaturized) Charpy V-Notch Impact Specimens Enrico Lucon Chris McCowan Ray Santoyo Jolene Splett

2 NIST Special Publication Standard Reference Materials Certification Report for SRM 2216, 2218, 2219: KLST (Miniaturized) Charpy V-Notch Impact Specimens Enrico Lucon Chris McCowan Ray Santoyo Jolene Splett Applied Chemicals and Materials Division Materials Measurement Laboratory Jolene Splett Statistical Engineering Division Information Technology Laboratory July 2013 U.S. Department of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Patrick D. Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director

3 Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Pub , 38 Pages (July 2013) CODEN: NSPUE2

4 Abstract This Certification Report documents the procedures used to develop certified values of maximum force (F m ) and absorbed energy (KV) for the following KLST (Kleinstprobe)-type miniaturized verification Charpy V-notch impact specimens: SRM 2216 (low-energy level, F m = 2.43 kn, KV = 1.59 J) SRM 2218 (high-energy level, F m = 1.78 kn, KV = 5.64 J) SRM 2219 (super-high energy level, F m = 1.79 kn, KV = J). Certified values were obtained from the statistical analysis of an interlaboratory exercise (Round-Robin) conducted among nine international laboratories and coordinated by NIST. The KLST specimens tested in the Round-Robin were machined from previously tested (broken) standard Charpy V-notch verification specimens with energy levels that were low, high and super-high. This report is intended to provide outside observers with accurate and detailed information on how the materials were certified and how the certification program was conducted. All certified values were established at room temperature (21 C ± 3 C). Full results of the statistical analyses conducted on the Round-Robin data are provided in this Report. Keywords Indirect verification; instrumented Charpy testing; KLST; MCVN; miniaturized Charpy specimens; Round-Robin; small specimens; small-scale impact testers. ii

5 Table of Contents 1. Introduction Materials and specimens Description of the Round-Robin Analyses of the Round-Robin results Introduction Presentation of the raw data Mandel s plots of h and k statistics Outlier detection Grubbs test Cochran s test Calculation of repeatability and reproducibility Additional analyses performed on force and absorbed energy values Relationship between different measures of absorbed energies (W t and KV) Correlation between full-size and KLST absorbed energies Correlation between full-size and KLST maximum forces Optional results reported Lateral expansion Shear Fracture Appearance Establishment of certified reference values Assessment of sample size Acknowledgements Bibliography iii

6 1. Introduction This Certification Report documents the procedures used to develop certified values of maximum force (F m ) and absorbed energy (KV) for miniaturized verification Charpy V-notch impact specimens, at three absorbed energy levels (low, high and super-high). Miniaturization of mechanical test samples, including impact specimens, is becoming increasingly important as material consumption or material availability often represents limiting factors for mechanical testing. Historically, miniaturized Charpy V-notch (MCVN) specimens have been used since the 1980s in many countries, mainly as a means of re-using already tested Charpy samples. The most commonly used miniaturized Charpy specimen is designated KLST (from the German Kleinstprobe, or small specimen ), and has the following nominal dimensions: thickness = 3 mm, width = 4 mm, length = 27 mm, notch depth = 1 mm (i.e., square cross section under the notch); see Figure 1. The KLST specimen was the first MCVN type to be included in an international test standard, when in 2006 an Amendment (Annex D) titled Instrumented Charpy V-notch pendulum impact test of sub-size test pieces was approved for inclusion in the ISO 14556:2000 standard. The use of KLST specimens is also allowed by ASTM E (Standard Test Method for Impact Testing of Miniaturized Charpy V-Notch Specimens). Figure 1 - KLST-type MCVN specimen (dimensions in mm). KLST specimens can also be tested on a conventional, full-size impact tester provided the anvils and supports are adequately modified to account for specimen dimensions and anvil span. However, the recommended procedure is to use a small-scale pendulum with a significantly lower potential energy (15 J to 50 J instead of 300 J or more) and slightly lower impact speed (3.8 m/s instead of 5 m/s or more). Small-scale impact testers cannot be indirectly verified by means of standard Charpy reference specimens, for both dimensional and energy reasons. On the other hand, MCVN specimens with certified values of absorbed energy or maximum force are unavailable until now. Therefore, users of small-scale impact testers have currently no means of verifying the performance of their machine by the application of an approach equivalent to ASTM E23 or ISO The certified SRMs described in this report are designed to simultaneously verify the performance of the force and energy scales on an instrumented small-scale impact tester at room temperature. 1

7 2. Materials and specimens The KLST-type MCVN specimens used for SRMs 2216, 2218 and 2219 were extracted from previously tested (broken) full-size impact verification specimens of the following lots: LL-103 (low-energy level, SRM 2113); HH-103 (high-energy level, SRM 2112); SH-36 (super-high energy level, SRM 2098). The certified values of absorbed energy and maximum force for the three lots are shown in Table 1, with expanded uncertainties. Table 1 - Certified values of absorbed energy and maximum force for the full-size impact specimens from which KLST specimens were extracted. KV at -40 C ± 1 C KV at 21 C ± 1 C F m at 21 C ± 1 C SRM Lot Certified Ref. Value (J) Expanded Uncertainty (J) Certified Ref. Value (J) Expanded Uncertainty (J) Certified Ref. Value (kn) Expanded Uncertainty (kn) 2113 LL HH SH * - Specimens from lots LL-103 and HH-103 were manufactured from AISI 4340 steel bars from a single heat-treated batch in order to minimize compositional and microstructural variations. The chemical composition of the steel is given in Table 2. Additional information on the material and the heat treatment and machining processes can be found in [1]. Table 2 Chemical composition of AISI 4340 steel, used for lots LL-103 and HH-103 (weight %). C Si Mn Ni Cr Mo S P Specimens from lot SH-36 were manufactured from double-vacuum-melted 18Ni-type T-200 maraging steel, adequately forged prior to rolling in order to minimize compositional and microstructural variations. The nominal chemical composition of the steel is shown in Table 3. Additional information on the material and the heat treatment and machining processes can be found in [2]. Table 3 Nominal chemical composition of type T-200 steel, used for lot SH-36 (weight %). Ni Mo Ti Al C Si Mn S Co P KLST specimens were extracted from broken full-size Charpy samples through the use of EDM (Electro- Discharge Machining), making sure the orientations of the specimen and the notch were preserved (Figure 2). An EDM wire with 0.1 mm (0.004 in) diameter was used to cut the notches. * SH-36 has no certified maximum force value. Therefore, we used as reference value the average of 51 instrumented tests performed at room temperature [3] (F m = kn with standard deviation σ = 0.09 kn). 2

8 Figure 2 Extraction of four miniaturized specimens from a broken half of a previously tested, full-size Charpy sample. 3. Description of the Round-Robin The certified values of absorbed energy and maximum force for the KLST verification specimens were established on the basis of an interlaboratory comparison (Round-Robin). The Round-Robin was conducted among nine international laboratories (Table 4) with well-documented expertise in testing miniaturized impact specimens, and was organized and coordinated by NIST, who provided specimens to all participants. Table 4 Round-Robin participants. Laboratory Location Contact person VTT Espoo, Finland M. Valo KIT Karlsruhe, Germany E. Gaganidze CIEMAT Madrid, Spain M. Serrano SCK CEN Mol, Belgium J.-L. Puzzolante NRG Petten, The Netherlands N. Luzginova BAM Berlin, Germany W. Baer UJV Rež, Czech Republic R. Kopriva NIST Boulder, CO, USA E. Lucon HZDR Rossendorf, Germany H.-W. Viehrig Each participant received 5 KLST specimens per energy level (low, high and super-high), for a total of 15 specimens. Tests were to be performed at room temperature (21 C ± 3 C) with a small-scale impact tester equipped with an instrumented striker that has a striking edge radius of 2 mm (Figure 3). Tests were conducted in accordance with ISO 14556:2000, ASTM E and ASTM E The operational procedures of ISO 14556, ASTM E2248, and ASTM E2298 are practically identical. The most notable differences are in some of the symbols used (for example, the force at unstable crack propagation is designated F bf in the ASTM standards, and F iu in the ISO standard). 3

9 Figure 3 2-mm striker used for performing impact tests on KLST specimens. A standardized fillable PDF (Portable Document Format) form was provided to the participants, so that basic information about their equipment and testing procedure could be collected, along with the test results. A summary of the information provided is presented in Table 5. Table 5 Test information provided by Round-Robin participants. Laboratory Machine Machine Impact Striker Anvil Test T design capacity (J) velocity (m/s) radius (mm) span (mm) ( C) BAM SSP NIST SSP VTT SSP KIT SSP CIEMAT SSP SCK CEN SSP N/R N/R 22 NRG SSP UJV SSP HZDR SSP NOTE: SSP: small-scale pendulum; N/R = not reported. Note that some of the requested data were missing for SCK CEN. The general observations listed below pertain to participants that provided information. All participants used a small-scale impact tester. Test machines of three capacity levels were used, namely 15 J, 25 J and 50 J. All participants used a 2-mm instrumented striker. All participants reported an anvil span of 22 mm. Test temperatures were in the range between 21 C and 24 C. For each test performed, labs were requested to report the following data: Nominal value for the KLST anvil span is 22 mm. SCK CEN did not return the standardized PDF form. 4

10 characteristic force values: force at general yield F gy and maximum force F m ; in addition (only at the low-energy level), force at unstable crack propagation ** F bf and crack arrest force F a ; characteristic absorbed energy values: energy at general yield W gy, at maximum force W m, and at test termination W t ; in addition (only at the low-energy level), energy at unstable crack propagation W bf and at crack arrest W a ; absorbed energy value (KV) provided by the machine dial and/or encoder. Optionally, participants were also asked to measure and report lateral expansion (LE) and shear fracture appearance (SFA). Finally, labs were required to provide force-time and/or force-displacement curves for all tests, in ASCII or Excel format. 4. Analyses of the Round-Robin results 4.1 Introduction For the statistical analyses of the Round-Robin results, only the following parameters were considered: F gy, F m, W t, and KV. Moreover, certified values were derived for only maximum force (F m ) and absorbed energy (KV). For complete results provided by each Round-Robin participant, refer to Annex A. In the analyses, participating labs were identified with numbers from 1 to 9 to guarantee anonymity. Note that the numerical sequence does not correspond to the lab order in Table 4 (i.e., the first lab in Table 4 does not correspond to participant #1, and so on). The statistical analyses were conducted primarily in accordance with ISO :1994 (Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results) and ISO/TR 22971:2005 (Practical guidance for the use of ISO :1994 in designing, implementing and statistically analysing interlaboratory repeatability and reproducibility results). However, some analytical steps also reflect the provisions of ASTM E (Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method). 4.2 Presentation of the raw data The test results supplied by the participating labs are collected in Table 6 (all raw data), Table 7 (mean values), and Table 8 (spread of the values, i.e., standard deviations). Note that Lab #9 did not report F gy values for low-energy specimens. The results are plotted versus lab number (raw data plots) in Figure 4 (low energy), Figure 5 (high energy), and Figure 6 (super-high energy). This type of representation provides an instant picture of the results, as well as an appraisal of deviations between individual labs or unusual data spread. Another common type of graphical data display is the box-and-whisker plot, where medians, quartiles, and outliers for each participant are clearly illustrated; see Figures 7-9. In a typical box-and-whisker plot, outliers are defined as values larger than Q IQR or smaller than Q IQR, where Q 1 and Q 3 are the first and third quartiles of the data and IQR, the inter-quartile range, is Q 3 Q 1. ** This parameter is designated F iu in ISO 14556:2000. This parameter is designated W iu in ISO 14556:

11 Table 6 - Collation of all raw data. Laboratory Low Energy High Energy Super-High Energy F gy F m W t KV F gy F m W t KV F gy F m W t KV Laboratory Laboratory (kn) (kn) (J) (J) (kn) (kn) (J) (J) (kn) (kn) (J) (J)

12 Table 7 - Collation of the mean values for the data in Table 6. Low Energy High Energy Super-High Energy Laboratory F gy F m W t KV F gy F m W t KV F gy F m W t KV Laboratory Laboratory (kn) (kn) (J) (J) (kn) (kn) (J) (J) (kn) (kn) (J) (J) Table 8 - Collation of the spread values (standard deviations) for the data in Table 6. Maximum spread values are highlighted in red. Low Energy High Energy Super-High Energy Laboratory F gy F m W t KV F gy F m W t KV F gy F m W t KV Laboratory Laboratory (kn) (kn) (J) (J) (kn) (kn) (J) (J) (kn) (kn) (J) (J)

13 F gy (kn) F m (kn) Laboratory Id Laboratory Id W t (J) KV (J) Laboratory Id Laboratory Id Figure 4 - Graphical representation of the raw data for the low-energy specimens. 8

14 KV (J) W t (J) F m (kn) F gy (kn) Laboratory Id Laboratory Id Laboratory Id Laboratory Id Figure 5 - Graphical representation of the raw data for the high-energy specimens. 9

15 F gy (kn) Laboratory Id F m (kn) Laboratory Id W t (J) Laboratory Id KV (J) Laboratory Id Figure 6 - Graphical representation of the raw data for the super-high energy specimens. 10

16 Figure 7 Box-and-whiskers plots for the low-energy specimens. 11

17 Figure 8 Box-and-whiskers plots for the high-energy specimens. 12

18 Figure 9 Box-and-whiskers plots for the super-high energy specimens. 13

19 4.3 Mandel s plots of h and k statistics Repeatability and reproducibility standard deviations are established from data collected for each of the investigated parameters. However, the presence of individual laboratories or values that appear to be inconsistent with the general trend may affect the calculations, and decisions need to be made with respect to these suspected outlier values. ISO :1994 introduces two measures, originally proposed by Mandel [4]: the between-laboratory consistency statistic, h (ratio of the difference between the lab mean and the mean of all labs, and the standard deviation of the means from all labs); the within-laboratory consistency statistic, k (quotient of the lab standard deviation and the mean standard deviation for all labs). Both statistics can be used to describe the variability of the testing method. For the individual energy levels, Mandel s h and k plots are given in Figures 10 through 12 and Figures 13 through 15, respectively. Based on a graphical inspection of the plots, one can identify individual results for each laboratory that might be considered different from the expected distribution of results. To facilitate this, dotted and dashed lines are also plotted, corresponding to critical values of Mandel s statistics at the 95 % and 99 % confidence levels. From the examination of Figures 10 through 15, the following emerges: At the low-energy level (Figures 10 and 13): - none of the participants exceeds the 99 % critical value of h or k for any of the parameters; - Lab #4 (F m ), Lab #8 (W t ), and Lab #6 (KV) show significant positive deviations (high h) with respect to the overall means at the 95 % confidence level; - Lab #2 (F gy ), Labs #3 and #8 (F m ), and Lab #6 (KV) show significant spread (high k) at the 95 % confidence level. At the high-energy level (Figures 11 and 14): - Lab #6 shows a significant positive deviation (high h) for KV at the 95 % confidence level, but does not exceed the 99 % confidence level; - the values of k for Lab #8 (F gy ) and Lab #2 (W t and KV) are higher than the 95 % critical value but lower than the 99 % critical value; - Lab #5 shows a very significant spread for F m (k value higher than the 99 % critical value). At the super-high energy level (Figures 12 and 15): - none of the participating labs shows significant deviations from the mean trend for any of the parameters (all h values are below the 95 % confidence level); - Lab #8 (F gy ) and Lab #7 (F m ) yield k values above the 95 % critical value but below the 99 % critical value; - Lab #9 shows very significant spread for F gy, with k higher than the 99 % critical value. As a general remark, Mandel s statistics do not indicate specific laboratories exhibiting patterns of results that are markedly different from everyone else s, as would be indicated by consistently high or low within-laboratory or between-laboratory variations across all measured parameters. Nevertheless, the presence of a few extreme values of h and k (mostly at the 95 % confidence level) warrants the search for possible outliers through the use of numerical outlier techniques, as detailed in the following section. 14

20 F gy F m W t KV Figure 10 Mandel s h plots for the low-energy specimens. 15

21 F gy F m W t KV Figure 11 Mandel s h plots for the high-energy specimens. 16

22 F gy F m W t KV Figure 12 Mandel s h plots for the super-high energy specimens. 17

23 F gy F m W t KV Figure 13 Mandel s k plots for the low-energy specimens. 18

24 F gy F m W t KV Figure 14 Mandel s k plots for the high-energy specimens. 19

25 F gy F m W t KV Figure 15 Mandel s k plots for the super-high energy specimens. 20

26 4.4 Outlier detection ISO :1994 recommends confidence levels of 95 % to define values termed stragglers and 99 % to define values termed statistical outliers. In the numerical tests used to detect the presence or absence of outliers, it is assumed that the results are distributed in a Gaussian or normal manner, or at least according to a single unimodal distribution. It is also assumed that the number of tests performed and the number of results provided for each parameter are the same for all participants. For the Round-Robin under investigation, these hypotheses are fulfilled with only minor discrepancies (Lab #9 reported no F gy values for the low-energy tests; Lab #5 provided four values for KV instead of five at the low-energy level). This interlaboratory comparison can, therefore, be considered essentially balanced and furthermore, results were obtained under repeatability conditions. For each laboratory or measured parameter, most outlier tests compare some measure of the relative distance of the suspect result from the mean of all results. Many statistical tests are available, but ISO :1994 recommends the use of Grubbs test for lab means and Cochran s test for lab standard deviations Grubbs test Grubbs test [5] was used to check whether any of the lab means in Table 7 was exceptionally high or low and would have inflated the estimate of the reproducibility standard deviation, if retained. The statistic used in Grubbs test is closely related to Mandel s h statistic. Grubbs test was performed to establish whether the highest or lowest mean value could be identified as a single straggler or outlier, at the 95 % and 99 % confidence levels, respectively. The results obtained are summarized in Table 9. No stragglers or outliers were identified for any measured parameters at any energy level, i.e. Z max < Z cr,95%. Energy level Low High Super High Table 9 - Results of Grubbs' test on mean values. Parameter Z max Lab # Z cr,95% Z cr,99% Outlier/Straggler? F gy (kn) NO F m (kn) NO W t (J) NO KV (J) NO F gy (kn) NO F m (kn) NO W t (J) NO KV (J) NO F gy (kn) NO F m (kn) NO W t (J) NO KV (J) NO NOTES: Z max = maximum calculated value of Grubbs' statistic; Z cr,95% and Z cr,99% are critical values of Grubbs statistic, corresponding to 95 % and 99 % confidence levels. 21

27 4.4.2 Cochran s test Cochran s test [6] was used to check whether there are standard deviations in Table 8 that were exceptionally large and would have inflated the estimate of the repeatability standard deviation if retained. The statistic used in Cochran s test is closely related to Mandel s k statistic. This test can identify variances that are greater than the expected variances for the parameter of interest. In this respect, Cochran s test is a one-sided test, as only the laboratory exhibiting the largest variance (but not the one exhibiting the smallest) is tested. Cochran s parameter C is calculated as the ratio between the largest reported variance and the sum of all the variances obtained by participants. The results obtained are summarized in Table 10, where calculated values of Cochran s statistic C are compared to critical values corresponding to 95 % and 99 % confidence limits. The analyses identified one straggler (Lab #8 F gy at high-energy level) and three statistical outliers (Lab #5: F m, high energy; Lab #9: F gy, super-high energy; Lab #7: F m, super-high energy). The F m outlier values will be discarded for the calculation of the repeatability standard deviation (section 4.5). It is interesting to note that no stragglers or outliers were found among absorbed energy values (W t or KV). Table 10 - Results of Cochran s test on the largest standard deviation for each parameter and energy level. Energy level Low High Super High Parameter C Lab # C cr,95% C cr,99% Outlier/Straggler? F gy (kn) NO F m (kn) NO W t (J) NO KV (J) NO F gy (kn) STRAGGLER F m (kn) OUTLIER W t (J) NO KV (J) NO F gy (kn) OUTLIER F m (kn) OUTLIER W t (J) NO KV (J) NO NOTES: C = calculated value of Cochran s statistic; C cr,95% and C cr,99% are critical values of Cochran s statistic, corresponding to 95 % and 99 % confidence levels. 4.5 Calculation of repeatability and reproducibility The precision of the measurement of maximum force F m and absorbed energy KV was assessed through the analysis of the Round-Robin results in accordance with ASTM E The procedures in E691 rely on the assumption that an equal number of measurements are taken by each laboratory. Note that Lab #5 reported only 4 values of KV for low-energy specimens (see Table 6). However, this small deviation in sample size is not expected to significantly influence the results of the analysis. Table 11 lists the grand means for maximum force and absorbed energy for each energy level. Table 12 lists deviations from the grand mean (i.e., the difference between the lab mean and the grand mean) for each participant and material. The grand mean is the unweighted mean of individual lab means. 22

28 Table 11 Grand means for maximum force and absorbed energy. Maximum force (kn) Absorbed energy (J) Low-energy specimens High-energy specimens Super-high energy specimens Lab # Table 12 Deviations from the grand mean for maximum force and absorbed energy. Low-energy specimens High-energy specimens Super-high energy specimens KV F m KV F m KV Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation (J) (kn) (J) (kn) (J) F m Deviation (kn) The calculations of Mandel s h and k statistics are detailed in section 4.3, and illustrated in Figures 10 to 15. The individual values of h and k calculated for each lab are collected in Table 13 (F m ) and Table 14 (KV). Table 13 Laboratory consistency statistics for maximum forces. The red bold value exceeds the 99 % critical value. Low-energy specimens High-energy specimens Super-high energy specimens Lab # h k h k h k Table 14 Laboratory consistency statistics for absorbed energies. Low-energy specimens High-energy specimens Super-high energy specimens Lab # h k h k h k

29 None of the participating labs provided h values higher than 2.23, which is the critical value at the 0.5 % significance level for p = 9 (number of labs). This is in agreement with the outcome of the Grubbs test documented in section Therefore, none of the lab means should be removed from the analyses on the grounds of inconsistency with respect to the other labs. One of the labs (Lab #5, F m at the high-energy level) returned a k value higher than 1.81, which is the critical value at the 0.5 % significance level for p = 9 and n = 5 (the number of measurements per lab). Similarly, Cochran s test documented in section classifies the same data set as a statistical outlier. Therefore, this data set and its standard deviation will be removed from the calculation of the repeatability standard deviation S r. The precision statistics calculated for each parameter and each energy level are given in Table 15: grand mean, repeatability standard deviation (S r ), 95 % repeatability limit (r = 2.8S r ), reproducibility standard deviation (S R ), and 95 % reproducibility limit (R = 2.8S R ). Table 15 Precision statistics calculated from the Round-Robin results. Energy level Low High Super High Parameter S r r S R R F m (kn) KV (J) F m (kn) KV (J) F m (kn) KV (J) Additional analyses performed on force and absorbed energy values Relationship between different measures of absorbed energies (W t and KV) It has been contended [7,8] that the difference between the absorbed energy returned by the machine dial/encoder (KV) and that calculated from the instrumented force-displacement curve (W t ) is a good indicator of the overall performance of an instrumented impact tester. Specifically, ASTM E requires the difference between KV and W t to be within 15 % of KV or 1 J, whichever is larger. This corresponds to the following limits for the tests under investigation: 1 J at the low- and high-energy level, and 1.5 J (15 % of the grand mean of KV) at the super-high energy level. The relationship between the two measures of absorbed energy varies from machine to machine, and depends on the characteristics of the instrumented striker (design and static calibration) [7,8]. For the nine laboratories participating in the Round-Robin, Table 16 shows for each test performed the relationship between KV and W t in terms of the difference KV W t for low and high energies, and the percent difference relative to W t for super-high energies. The grand mean is not the same as the certified reference value calculated in section 5. 24

30 Table 16 Relationship between different measures of absorbed energies (average values). Lab # Low energy KV-W t (J) High energy KV-W t (J) Super-high energy 100 KV 1 W t 14.9% 14.0% 13.8% 15.0% 13.6% 0.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 1.5% 5.0% 4.4% 4.6% 2.1% 4.3% 5.5% 5.3% 5.4% 5.1% 13.6% 10.7% 10.8% 11.5% 10.8% 4.3% 3.5% 4.4% 4.5% 4.1% 2.1% 1.0% 0.8% 1.8% 0.6% 1.6% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.3% 3.1% 3.4% 2.6% 3.1% 3.3% All the absolute deviations are smaller than 1 J for low and high energy, while all the percent differences are below 15 % for super-high energy; therefore, all the machines participating in the Round-Robin satisfy the ASTM E requirements. Values of W t and KV, with bounds corresponding to the ASTM E limits, are illustrated in Figure 16 (low energy), Figure 17 (high energy), and Figure 18 (super-high energy). The limits are 1 J at the low- and high-energy levels, and approximately 1.5 J (15 % of the mean KV) at the super-high energy level. (ASTM E specifies that differences are evaluated for each pair of measurements, so the limits based on the mean KV in Figure 18 are approximate.) In Figure 18, there is one value for Lab #5 lying outside the approximate 25

31 ASTM limits. However, the percent difference calculated for this point (13.6 %), based on individual measurements of KV and W t, is smaller than 15 % of W t. Examination of Figures 16 through 18 shows that trends from individual laboratories for KV and W t are consistent across the different energy levels, thus confirming that the relationship between the two parameters is machine- and striker-dependent. Based on these comparisons, the overall performance of the participants equipment appears satisfactory. It is also worth noting that at the high-energy level (Figure 17) and at the super-high energy level (Figure 18), instrumented energy values show much more scatter (horizontal spread) than encoder energy values, as should be expected due to the additional uncertainty introduced by individual striker calibrations. This effect is less evident for low-energy data (Figure 16) J 2 Encoder energy, KV (J) Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab #9-1 J Instrumented energy, W t (J) Figure 16 - Instrumented and encoder absorbed energy values from low-energy KLST verification specimens. 26

32 Encoder energy, KV (J) Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab #9 +1 J -1 J Instrumented energy, W t (J) Figure 17 - Instrumented and encoder absorbed energy values from high-energy KLST verification specimens. Encoder energy, KV (J) Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab # J J Instrumented energy, W t (J) Figure 18 - Instrumented and encoder absorbed energy values from super-high energy KLST verification specimens. 27

33 4.6.2 Correlation between full-size and KLST absorbed energies The correlations between values of KV yielded by different Charpy specimen types have been extensively investigated. An overview of various correlations of upper shelf energy (USE) data was provided by Sokolov and Alexander [9]. An additional correlation approach is available in [10]. The method commonly used in Europe consists of establishing an empirical ratio between full-size USE (USE fs ) and sub-size USE (USE ss ) based on a large number of tests. A different approach, often used by US and Japanese researchers, correlates USE values with the ratio of various geometrical parameters, GP x (with x = fs or ss) for different specimen geometries in the form: USE fs GPfs =. (1) USE ss GP Eq. (1) can also be expressed in terms of a normalization factor NF, which corresponds to the ratio of geometrical parameters mentioned above: ss USE = NF. (2) fs USE ss The most common expressions for NF that can be found in the literature are the following: ( Bb) fs ( Bb) ss NF 1 =, (3) based on the ratio of fracture areas, with B = specimen thickness and b = ligament size [11,12]; based on the ratio of nominal fracture volumes [11,12]; 3 / 2 [( Bb) ] fs 3 / 2 [( Bb) ] ss NF2 =, (4) 2 ( Bb ) fs 2 ( Bb ) ss NF3 =, (5) based on a different expression for the ratio of nominal fracture volumes [13,14], and 2 Bb LK t fs NF4 =, (6) 2 Bb LK t where L = span and K t = elastic stress concentration factor [15]. In addition, Sokolov and Alexander [9] established empirical normalization factors NF 5 for 4 types of subsize specimens considered in their study (one of which corresponds to KLST) by averaging the values of USE fs /USE ss obtained on ten different materials (mostly pressure vessel steels with different heat treatments). ss 28

34 In [10], an exponential relationship between full-size and KLST values of USE was established, as shown in Figure 19. The best-fit regression curve relating USE fs and USE KLST is given by USE KLST USE fs = e. (7) Note that eq.(7) is strictly applicable only in case of upper-shelf behavior, and within the USE KLST range shown in Figure 19. Figure 19 - Exponential correlation between sub-size and full-size USE values for KLST specimens [10]. Finally, the average value of USE fs /USE KLST calculated in [10] for nine unirradiated and irradiated pressure vessel steels was NF 7 = A summary of the different normalization factors available for KLST miniaturized specimens, according to the methods listed above, is provided in Table 17. Table 17 - Summary of normalization factors for estimating full-size USE based on KLST USE, see eq. (3). Note: the value of NF 6, which would result from Eq.(7) [10], is not shown in the Table because it depends on USE fs. NF 1 NF 2 NF 3 NF 4 NF 5 NF 7 [Eq.(3)] [Eq.(4)] [Eq.(5)] [Eq.(6)] [9] [10] Considering the KLST tests performed at three energy levels in the framework of the Round-Robin, experimental normalization factors NF exp were calculated by dividing the certified/average values of KV fs at room temperature by the average KLST absorbed energies for every data set. The results are shown in Table 18 and should be compared with the normalized factors listed in Table

35 Table 18 - Experimental normalization factors obtained from KLST tests performed by Round-Robin participants. Energy level Low High Super-high Specimen type Full-size KLST Full-size KLST Full-size KLST KV (J) 18.2 (cv) 1.60 (mv) (cv) 5.64 (mv) (mv) (mv) NF = exp KV KV NOTE cv: certified value (at RT); mv = mean value (at RT). fs ss Theoretical (Table 17), empirical (Figure 19) and experimental (Table 18) normalization factors are compared in Figure NF 2 NF 25 5 NF 3 y = x R² = NF 7 20 NF 6 NF exp 15 NF 4 10 NF Low Energy High Energy Super-High Energy KV fs (J) Figure 20 - Comparison between theoretical, empirical and experimental normalization factors for KLST specimens at different energy levels. Another approach for evaluating the different normalization factors is shown in Figure 21, which compares certified/average values of KV fs to predicted values obtained from KV KLST by the use of the seven normalization factors presented above. Note that in Figure 21, NF 6 from Eq.(7) has been applied only to the high-energy level (KV KLST within the applicability range). 30

36 350 Super-High Energy +15% NF1 300 NF2 NF3 250 NF4 KV fs, predicted (J) NF5 NF6 NF7 High Energy 100 Low Energy KV fs, reference (J) Figure 21 - Prediction of full-size absorbed energy from KLST specimens. When examining Figures 20 and 21, one must remember that all the methods described above address USE values, rather than generic values of absorbed energy. At the high- and super-high energy levels, analysis of the instrumented traces indicates fully ductile behavior; therefore it is appropriate to assume KV = USE. For low-energy specimens, however, the material s behavior is typical of the ductile-to-brittle transition regime (shear fracture appearance values, both measured by some participants and estimated from the analysis of the instrumented test records, range between 27 % and 71 %), and therefore it is not appropriate to assume KV = USE. The most immediate conclusion is that normalization factors are dependent of absorbed energy. In particular, NF 1 and NF 4 work acceptably only at the low-energy level, while at higher energies they significantly underpredict KV fs. Conversely, non-conservative estimates were generally obtained through the use of NF 2. Mixed results are observed for NF 3, NF 5, NF 6, and NF 7. Equation (7) works only at the high-energy level, i.e., when both KV fs and KV KLST are within the ranges for which the relationship was developed (Figure 19). In short, none of the approaches considered appears convincing for all energy levels. Based on test results, the following relationship between KV fs and KV KLST was obtained (Figure 22): KV fs KVKLST =. (8) Eq. (8) will be used to normalize the value 1.4 J for the calculation of sample sizes in section 6. 31

37 Super-High Energy KV fs = KV KLST KV fs (J) 150 High Energy Low Energy KV KLST (J) Figure 22 Correlation obtained between KV KLST and KV fs Correlation between full-size and KLST maximum forces The relationship observed between the mean values of maximum forces measured from KLST specimens and the corresponding reference/average values for full-size specimens is shown in Figure 23. General trends were found to be consistent between the two specimen types, i.e. the highest F m was observed at low energy; super-high energy specimens provide slightly higher F m values than high-energy specimens Low Energy 30 F m,fs (kn) Super-High Energy High Energy F m,klst (kn) Figure 23 Correlation obtained between F m,klst and F m,fs. 32

38 4.7 Optional results reported Lateral expansion Four of the Round-Robin participants (Labs #3, 5, 6, 9) reported values of lateral expansion. The mean values are presented in Table 19. Table 19 Average values of lateral expansion reported by four participants. Low-energy High-energy Super-high energy Lab # Lat. Exp. Lat. Exp. Lat. Exp. (mm) (mm) (mm) The relationship between reported values of absorbed energy and lateral expansion is shown in Figure Lateral expansion (mm) KV (J) Figure 24 Relationship between absorbed energy and lateral expansion for KLST specimens Shear Fracture Appearance Only three Round-Robin participants (Labs #1, 8, 9) measured shear fracture appearance (SFA) on the low-energy KLST specimens tested. In addition, SFA values were estimated *** from characteristic force values with the following relationship [16]: SFA est = 1 F iu F a F m +0.5 F m F gy (9) *** These calculations were performed by the Round-Robin coordinator. 33

39 Average SFA values (measured and estimated) for Round-Robin participants are shown in Table 20 and illustrated in Figure 25. Table 20 Average values of SFA (measured and estimated). Lab # SFA meas SFA est (%) (%) % 70% 60% SFA (%) 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab #9 0% SFAmeas SFAest Figure 25 Measured and estimated SFA values for low-energy specimens. Figure 26 shows that Eq. (9) tends to overestimate measured values of SFA. 34

40 65% 60% 55% SFA est (%) 50% 45% 40% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% SFA meas (%) Figure 26 Relationship between measured and estimated SFA values for low-energy specimens. 35

41 5. Establishment of certified reference values The certified reference values for maximum force F m and absorbed energy KV were determined from the Round-Robin results by the use of the Mandel-Paule method for computing consensus values [17]. Consensus values depend on the assumption that all impact testers in the study are good and no single machine is expected to provide better results than the others. A consensus value is a weighted mean in which the weights account for both within-machine and between-machine variation. The certified reference value (consensus value) Ỹ is computed from: Y = k i=1 ω iy ı ω i, (10) where k is the number of machines in the study, ω i is the weight for the i th machine, and Ῡ i is the average of the measurements for the i th machine. The standard uncertainty of the certified reference value is: and the estimated weight for the i th machine is: u Y = 1 k i=1 ω i, (11) ω i = 1 s 2, (12) i 2 +s n b i where s i 2 is the sample variance of the i th machine (s i values are given in Table 8), n i is the number of test results for the i th machine, and s b 2 is the estimated variance between machines, which is established by an iterative procedure. The calculations performed are summarized in Table 21, which also provides additional calculated parameters (unweighted mean of the means). Further details of the calculations performed are provided in Annex B. Table 21 - Results of the calculations performed for the establishment of consensus values. Energy level Low High Super High Parameter Consensus value, Y Between-lab variance, s b 2 Mean of the means, Y Standard uncertainty, u Y F m (kn) KV (J) F m (kn) KV (J) F m (kn) KV (J) For the calculation of expanded uncertainties corresponding to 95 % uncertainty intervals, a coverage factor is used. This is based on a t-table value for 9 1 = 8 degrees of freedom and a 95 % two-sided uncertainty interval. The values obtained are summarized in Table

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