| ASTM E23-02 | Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM D256-02 | Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics |
| ASTM D1822-99 | Standard Test Method for Tensile-Impact Energy to Break Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials |
| DIN EN ISO 180 | Plastics - Determination of Izod impact strength |
| DIN EN ISO 179-1 | Plastics - Determination of Charpy impact properties - Part 1: Non-instrumented impact test |
| DIN EN ISO 179-2 | Plastics - Determination of Charpy impact properties - Part 2: Instrumented impact test |
| DIN EN ISO 8256 | Plastics - Determination of tensile-impact strength |
| DIN EN 10045-1 | Charpy impact test on metallic materials; part 1: test method |
| DIN EN 10045-2 | Metallic materials; Charpy impact test; part 2: verification of the testing machine (pendulum impact) |