This part of ISO 6272 describes a method for evaluating the resistance of a dry film of paint, varnish or related
product to cracking or peeling from a substrate when it is subjected to a deformation caused by a falling
weight, with a 20-mm-diameter spherical indenter, dropped under standard conditions.
NOTE The terms “impact” and “impact resistance” are used in the title and text of this part of ISO 6272, but an
important characteristic of the apparatus used is that it should produce rapid deformation rather than a true impact.
The method described can be applied
- either as a pass/fail test, the test being carried out from one drop height and with a specified mass, so as
to test compliance with a particular specification;
- or as a classification test, to determine, by gradually increasing the drop height and/or the mass, the
minimum mass and/or drop height for which the coating cracks or peels from its substrate.
BS EN ISO 6272-1:2011 Referenced Document
ISO 13076 Paints and varnishes — Lighting and procedure for visual assessments of coatings*, 2019-10-15 Update
ISO 1513 Paints and varnishes - Examination and preparation of test samples
ISO 1514 Paints and varnishes - Standard panels for testing*, 2016-08-01 Update
ISO 15528 Paints, varnishes and raw materials for paints and varnishes — Sampling*, 2020-05-13 Update
ISO 2808 Paints and varnishes — Determination of film thickness*, 2019-07-26 Update
ISO 3270 Paints and varnishes and their raw materials; Temperatures and humidities for conditioning and testing
BS EN ISO 6272-1:2011 history
2011BS EN ISO 6272-1:2011 Paints and varnishes. Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests. Falling-weight test, large-area indenter
2004BS EN ISO 6272-1:2004 Paints and varnishes - Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests - Falling-weight test, large-area indenter