Short Helmet Standards Comparison
This is a summary of our longer and much more detailed point by point helmet
standards comparison.
CPSC ASTM Snell Snell
F1447 B-90S B-95
Drop height on 2.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m 2.2 m*
flat anvil 2.0 m
Drop height on 1.2 m 1.2 m 1.3 m 1.5 m*
hemispherical 1.3 m
anvil
Drop height on 1.2 m 1.2 m None 1.5 m*
curbstone anvil 1.3 m
Drop rig mass 5 kg 3.1 kg 5 kg 5 kg
for impact tests to 6.1
Total energy: 98 J 90 J 98 J 110 J*
adult test 100 J
medium headform
flat anvil
Failure
threshold 300 g 300 g 300 g 300 g
Coverage vs. Same Less Same More
CPSC 1999
Strap jerk 24 J 24 J 24 J 24 J
(joules)
Rolloff test Yes Yes Yes Yes
*Snell B-95 uses a more severe impact for initial
certification than for follow-up performance testing.
Snell considers the B-95 strap jerk test to be roughly
equivalent to the B-90 test, although parameters have
changed.
This page was last revised on: October 1, 2012.
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