iskukestävää

Iskukestävää is a Finnish term that translates to "impact-resistant" or "shockproof" in English. It describes a property of materials, products, or structures that allows them to withstand sudden, forceful blows or impacts without significant damage or failure. This resistance is crucial in various applications where exposure to physical stress is expected.

Materials that possess iskukestävää often exhibit a combination of hardness, toughness, and flexibility. Hardness refers to a material's ability to resist scratching or indentation, while toughness denotes its capacity to absorb energy and deform plastically before fracturing. Flexibility allows the material to bend or yield under stress, dissipating the impact energy rather than breaking.

Examples of items designed to be iskukestävää include protective gear like helmets and phone cases, durable construction materials for buildings in earthquake-prone areas, and components in vehicles designed to absorb crash forces. The specific level of impact resistance required varies greatly depending on the intended use and the nature of the potential impacts. Testing methods are employed to quantify and verify the iskukestävää properties of different products and materials.