SnTMan, thank you for your help however I am still struggling with this - hopefully you can provide some further information.
What would the impact testing requirement for 316 stainless steel be if the application is below -196C, say for example -210C. I presume the test would be carried out...
Thanks for the response metengr. So in the case of 316 where there is no criteria in the Material Spec. or the design code (ASME BPVC VIII) the customer will decide the Impact energy?
I have read online that 316 for service less than -196°C should be tested at 41J. This is one of the values...
ASTM A370 specifies a range of impact energies that can be used as an acceptance criteria for a Charpy impact test. What is unclear is how it is determined what minimum absorbed energy value should be used for different materials. For example Material Spec. ASTM A352 shows in Table 1 that LCB...
