It is a well known fact that the most stressed area in a pressure vessel is the nozzle corner (especially on a large size nozzle). It has been proved by finite element analysis also. This corner is also known as CROTCH CORNER...refer PD5500 (BS 5500) which diagramatically shows this corner. It...
The two most commonly used Impact testing machines (Charpy V notch) are ASTM E23 type and BSEN 10045 type. Can anyone tell if the results of testing on these different machines will be comparable?
