What is ISO 179-2 about?
ISO 179-2 is a series on plastics. Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as the main ingredient. ISO 179-2 specifies a method for determining Charpy impact properties of plastics from force-deflection diagrams. Different types of rod-shaped test specimens and test configurations, as well as test parameters depending on the type of material, the type of test specimen.
The method described in ISO 179-2 is also suitable for:
BS EN ISO 179-2:2020 history
2020BS EN ISO 179-2:2020 Plastics. Determination of Charpy impact properties - Instrumented impact test