This test standard provides a procedure for determining the impact resistance performance of roofing materials. The test uses the impact forces of freezer ice balls propelled to develop free-fall kinetic energies of the same size hail.
ANSI/FM 4473-2011 history
2011ANSI/FM 4473-2011 Impact Resistance Testing of Rigid Roofing Materials by Impacting with Freezer Ice Balls