In the framework of a collaborative project between ASME, NASA, and NIST, instrumented Charpy tests have been performed at liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K, or -196 °C) on weld specimens extracted from the centers of four 316L welded stainless steel plates, each produced by a different vendor. Although the plates were produced in accordance with the same specifications from the same material (316L), clear differences in impact toughness have been observed, with the toughest welded plate exhibiting more than twice the absorbed energy of the least tough. Besides impact toughness, the availability of instrumented Charpy data has also allowed deriving estimates of dynamic yield strength and shear fracture appearance. Additional tensile and fracture toughness tests at 77 K and 4 K (liquid helium temperature) will be performed in this project.