The test is similar to the Charpy impact test but uses a different arrangement of the speciemen under test.
Each individual impact test should be equal to or less than 62dB LnTw.
Various impact test are used to assess the effects of high loading, both on products and standard slabs of material.
The qualitative results of the impact test can be used to determine the ductility of a material.
At least four other impact tests are in common use, while various "gap tests" are used to measure sensitivity to blast shock.
The instrument performed 16 bearing tests, seven trenching tests, and two impact tests.
Germany's DIN4102 also includes a significant impact test for a potential firewall, which is, however, applied from the wrong side: the cold side.
The car received bad results in the frontal impact test (6 out of 16 possible points).
When considering safety, the government's frontal and side impact tests are only one part of what most safety experts say consumers should be paying attention to.
In the impact test, a toy is dropped four and a half feet to test durability.