• DOI:10.1243/17543371JSET36
Corpus ID: 137153670

The effects of impact management materials in ice hockey helmets on head injury criteria

@article{Rousseau2009TheEO,
  title={The effects of impact management materials in ice hockey helmets on head injury criteria},
  author={P. Rousseau and A. Post and T. B. Hoshizaki},
  journal={Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology},
  year={2009},
  volume={223},
  pages={159 - 165}
}

P. Rousseau, A. Post, T. B. Hoshizaki

Published 2009

Materials Science

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

The objective of this study was to compare the capacity of vinyl nitrile and expanded polypropylene, two materials commonly used in ice hockey helmets, to reduce the peak linear acceleration, peak angular acceleration, and head injury criterion values during a direct impact to a hybrid III headform. Six different ice hockey helmets were tested using a pneumatic linear impactor at velocities similar to those in hockey. The results showed that helmets using expanded polypropylene foam liners are… CONTINUE READING

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