Virtual Laboratory Instrument Training Series

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by
Dr. Glen A. Stone
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 East Saint Joseph Street * Rapid City, SD 57701
(605)394-1284 * FAX (605)394-3369

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Instrument: Instrumented Instron Charpy Impact Testing Machine

Unsupervised Use of This Instrument Requires Passing an Instrument Usage Quiz
Instrument Location: MI 234

Table of Contents
Quick Links to Web Page Topics
  1. Vocabulary
  2. Instrument Users
  3. Faculty Mentors
  4. Safety!
  5. Report Injuries
  6. Prevent Damage
  7. Maintenance
  8. Instrument Operation
  9. Handouts Prepared to Aid Student Learning
    1. Link to Sophomore Laboratory Handout (MET 231)
  10. Quizzes and Surveys

  1.  Vocabulary associated with this instrument.

Interrogate the instrument by placing the curser over various regions of the instrument.
Pop-up boxes will appear.

  2.  Who uses this instrument?
MET 231, MET 331, and MET 441/541 Lab Classes, CAMP, CAAN, AMP, and Researchers

  3.  Who are the responsible faculty?
MET Laboratory Mentors
Dr. Dana Medlin
Office: MI 104

  4.  Safety!
  • There are are safety issues of concern associated with the Charpy Impact Testing Machine.
  • Students are not allowed to work alone in the lab. Undergraduate and graduate students must be supervised by the professor in charge until the microscope driving test is passed. There must always be a lab partner present when any equipment is being used in this laboratory.
  • A logbook is not maintained for the Charpy Impact Testing Machine.

  5.  Report Injuries
Report any injury, no matter how minor, to the person supervising the laboratory. If this person is not available find the department chair or the department secretary. If there is a major injury requiring medical attention:
call 0-911
The nearest phone is located in the main entrance stairwell.

  6.  Past Damage

  7.  Maintenance
  • Regular Scheduled Maintenance
    • The instrument is maintained by the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering.
  • Maintenance Expected of Student and Staff Users
    • Each student using the equipment must replace all tools and other resources used into their proper place for the next user. Make every effort to maintain a clean and efficient working space.

  8.  Instrument Operation Instructions
Quick Links to Instrument Operation Topics
  1. Topic 1
  2. Topic 2
  3. Topic 3
  4. Topic 4
  5. Topic 5
  6. Topic 6
  7. Topic 7
  8. Topic 8

Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
Topic 6
Topic 7
Topic 8

  9.  Link to Quiz and Web Site Evaluation Form

  • If you are enrolled in MET 231, 331 or 441/541 the Username and Password is your student ID number.
  • If you are working on a CAMP or AMP project and enrolled as an graduate or undergraduate student, contact Dr. Medlin via email. Your Password and Username will set as your student ID number.
  • If you are a visitor, email or contact Dr. Medlin directly. A temporary Username and Password will be provided.
Unsupervised use of this equipment requires passage of the qualifying quiz with a grade of 100%