What is Charpy? What is a V-Notch Test? - LNE
Aug 19, 2016 · The Charpy V-Notch test is a mechanical method of testing specimens used to determine the impact strength or notch toughness value of the specimen. It was named after the French engineer Georges Charpy (1865-1945), one of its main theorists and a developer. In referring to the energy necessary to break a testing specimen, it is possible to .