This International Standard specifies how to determine the impact resistance of laminate floor covering elements. The test described measures the ability of the surface layer to withstand impact from both small and large objects dropped on the floor covering. The testing is destructive by means of the impact on the surface layer from one small and one larger steel ball simulating different scenarios. The force of the small steel ball and the drop height of the larger steel ball are used to define the ability for a laminate floor covering element to withstand impact.
The precision of the method is not known. When interlaboratory data becomes available, a precision statement will be added in subsequent revisions.
ISO 24335:2006 Referenced Document
ISO 291 Plastics - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing*, 2008-05-01 Update
ISO 24335:2006 history
2022ISO 24335:2022 Laminate floor coverings — Determination of impact resistance
2006ISO 24335:2006 Laminate floor coverings - Determination of impact resistance