Impact

Austest is accredited for testing to the impact standard for IK ratings, IEC 62262.

The IK ratings vary depending on intended use. Street lights have a minimum IK04, moderate resistance IK06, high – IK08 according to AS 1158.6 (Resistance to vandalism).

IK code IK00 IK01 IK02 IK03 IK04 IK05 IK06 IK07 IK08 IK09 IK010
Impact energy, J . 0,14 0,2 0,35 0,5 0,7 1 2 5 10 20
*Not protected according to the standard
NOTE 1 When higher impact energy is required, the value of 50J is recommended.
NOTE 2 A characteristic group numeral of two figures has been chosen to avoid confusion with some national standards which used a single numeral for a specific impact energy.