IDES > Resources > Plastic Material Properties > Impact

Gardner Impact - ASTM D3029 Plastic Test Standard

Apply for Access to 84,000 Datasheets • Share this page

Property information for specific grades of resin are available in the Prospector Plastics Database.
Property Search let's you search for plastics by more than 400 material properties.

Gardner Impact - ASTM D3029

Energy required for 50% of the specimens tested to fail after being impacted by falling weight or dart (tup).

Two testing methods are used.
Method F: Free-falling dart (tup).
Method G: Guided weight falls on impactor head resting on specimen.

Method	Geometry	Striker Diameter (mm)	Support Plate Inner Diameter (mm)
F	FA	15.86	76.2
	FB	12.7	38.1
	FC	38.1	127
G	GA	15.86	76.2
	GB	15.86	31.75
	GC	15.86	16.26

Property information for specific grades of resin are available in the Prospector Plastics Database.