Js. Ha et E. Fleury, SMALL PUNCH TESTS ON STEELS FOR STEAM POWER-PLANT (I) - DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION-TEMPERATURE, KSME INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 12(5), 1998, pp. 818-826
Conventional test methods for measuring fracture toughness require the
removal of large material samples from in-service component. However,
recent developments of small punch test technique using miniature spe
cimens have proved its usefulness and accuracy to evaluate the mechani
cal properties of components. Correlations have been obtained between
mechanical characteristics determined from small punch test and uniaxi
al tensile test. Furthermore, the study showed that an appropriate emp
irical based-approach could be used to evaluate the Charpy-FATT of as-
received and ex-service materials from small punch test.