International Protection

IP - EN 60529
International Protection (IP) - EN 60529
protection against solid bodies

0 no protection 0 no protection

protection against liquids

1 obect equal to or greater 1 vertically dripping water
than 50 mm

second Numeral
obect equal to or greater 75° to 105° angled
First Numeral

2 than 12,5 mm 2 dripping water

3 obect equal to or greater 3 spraying water
than 2,5 mm
4 obect equal to or greater 4 splashing water
than 1,0 mm
5 dust-protected 5 water jets
6 dust-tight 6 heavy seas, powerful water jets
7 effects of immersion
8 indefinite immersion

IP details - EN 60529

water projected in jets from any

protected against vertical falling

water projected in powerful jets

to 60° on either side of vertical
water sprayed at an angle up

from any direction shall have

shall have no armful effects
vertical falling water drops

water drops when device

water sprayed from any

continuous immersion
temporary immersion
directions shall have

direction shall have

no harmful effects
is hited up to 15°
protected against

protected against

protected against
no armful effects

no armful effects
penetration

International Protection (IP)

non protected
of water

CEI EN 60529/1997

protection
protection of equipment
against against
human access penetration of
to hazardous foreign solid IP x0 IP x1 IP x2 IP x3 IP x4 IP x5 IP x6 IP x7 IP x8
parts objects

non protected non protected IP 0x IP 00

object larger
protected against access to hazardous parts with

the back
protected against solid foreign

of the hand
in diameter IP 1x IP 10 IP 11 IP 12
than 50 mm

object larger
a finger in diameter IP 2x IP 20 IP 21 IP 22 IP 23
than 12,5 mm

a tool larger object larger

in diameter in diameter IP 3x IP 30 IP 31 IP 32 IP 33 IP 34
than 25 mm than 2,5 mm

a wire larger object larger

in diameter in diameter IP 4x IP 40 IP 41 IP 42 IP 43 IP 44
than 1,0 mm than 1 mm

prevent penetration
a wire larger
of dust sufficient to
in diameter
cause damage insi- IP 5x IP 50 IP 54 IP 55
than 1,0 mm
de the equipment

a wire larger
in diameter dust proof IP 6x IP 60 IP 65 IP 66 IP 67 IP 68
than 1,0 mm

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 IP Codes - NEMA enclosure types

International Protection (IP) codes - NEMA enclosure types

enclosure equivalent
intended use
type IP rating

1 indoor use, limiter amounts of falling dirt 20

3 outdoor use, rain, sleet, windblown dust, external formation of ice 55

3R outdoor use, rain, sleet, external formation of ice 54

outdoor use, rain, sleet, windblown dust, external mechanism operable

3S 55
when ice laden

indoor or outdoor use, windblown dust and rain, splashing water, hose
4 56
directed water, external formation of ice

indoor or outdoor use, windblown dust and rain, splashing water, hose
4X 56
directed water, corrosion, external formation of ice

5 indoor use, setting airbone dust, falling dirt, non-corrosive liquids 53

indoor or outdoor use, hose directed water, temporary submersion,

6 67
external formation of ice

indoor or outdoor use, hose directed water, prolonged submersion,

6P 68
external formation of ice

indoor use, Class I, Division 1, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations,

7 **
air-break equipment

indoor or outdoor use, Class I, Division 1, Groups A, B, C and D

8 **
hazardous locations, oil-immersed equipment

indoor use, Class II, Division 1, Groups E, F and G hazardous locations,

9 **
air-break equipment

10 ** mining applications

12 indoore use, circulating dust, falling dirt, dripping noncorrosive liquids 54

indoore use, circulating dust, falling dirt, dripping noncorrosive liquids,

12K 54
provided with knockouts

13 indoor use, lint, dust, spraying of water, oil and noncorrosive coolant 54

* NEMA Enclosure Type can be converted to IP ** Enclosure Type for U.S. only(ref. NEMA 250)
code rating, but IP codes cannot be converted
to NEMA Enclosure Type (ref. NEMA 250)

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