摘要：Impact testing is a primary method to evaluate the impact property of resistance spot welding,which is an important quality index in automotive *** testing impact properties of spot welds,many customized testers have been *** paper summarized some of the impact testers reported in open literatures and the emphasis was placed on the equipment structures,functions,technical parameters,advantages and disadvantage,*** key issues about the development of the testers such as kinematic energy input mode,fixture design,combined load testing,sensor and data acquisition were ***,the problems and prospects in the research and development of impact testers for spot welds were pointed out.