IEC 60529

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IEC 60529 is an international standard that defines the Ingress Protection (IP) rating system used to classify the degrees of protection provided by enclosures against intrusion of solid objects, dust, and water.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ingress protection standard
international standard
alsoKnownAs IP Code standard NERFINISHED
appliesTo control equipment enclosures
electrical equipment enclosures
mechanical equipment enclosures
classificationSystem IP Code NERFINISHED
defines IP rating system
Ingress Protection Code NERFINISHED
definesCodeElement additional letter A
additional letter B
additional letter C
additional letter D
letter X for unspecified protection level
supplementary letter H
supplementary letter M
supplementary letter S
supplementary letter W
definesFormatOf IP code with two characteristic numerals
optional additional letters in IP code
definesTestMethodsFor protection against dust ingress
protection against solid foreign objects
protection against water ingress
firstCharacteristicNumeralMeaning protection against access to hazardous parts
protection against solid foreign objects
firstCharacteristicNumeralRange 0–6
geographicalScope international
maintainedBy IEC Technical Committee 70 NERFINISHED
publishedBy International Electrotechnical Commission NERFINISHED
relatedConcept NEMA enclosure types
relatedStandard EN 60529 NERFINISHED
IEC 60034-5 NERFINISHED
scopeLimitation does not cover corrosion resistance
does not cover explosion protection
does not cover mechanical impact resistance
secondCharacteristicNumeralMeaning protection against harmful ingress of water
secondCharacteristicNumeralRange 0–9
shortTitle Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) NERFINISHED
status active
subject degrees of protection provided by enclosures
protection against dust
protection against solid foreign objects
protection against water
usedIn automotive components classification
consumer electronics
electrical engineering
industrial equipment design
lighting equipment classification
telecommunications equipment classification

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IEC 60000 series hasPart IEC 60529