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Izod test
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English
Izod impact strength test
Etymology
Named after the English engineer Edwin Gilbert Izod (1876–1946), who described it in his 1903 address to the British Association, subsequently published in Engineering.
Noun
A standard test for determining the impact resistance of materials, using a pivoting arm that is released from a specific height to strike a sample.
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