Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,472 at the 2000 census. Rumford is home to both an important paper industry and the Black Mountain of Maine ski resort. Originally called New Pennacook Plantation, the township was granted in 1779 to Timothy Walker, Jr. and associates of Concord, New Hampshire.
The charpy test, izod test and other impact testing determines material toughness or impact strength in the presence of a flaw or notch and fast loading conditions. This destructive test involves fracturing a notched specimen and measuring the amount of energy absorbed by the material during fracture.
The tests typically measure chlorine, nitrates and nitrites, minerals such as iron, copper, and lead, and the hardness of your water. The results will be more accurate than you can get by simply looking at your water. 1  Water purity test kits typically cost less than $40. 2  Test kits are not difficult to read. Test kits are not difficult to read. 2  For the test itself, you'll dip test strips into your water. 3  Your kit will come with a chart that will help you read the test strips and determine what is in your water.