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Index of Ingress Protection defined by CEI / IEC 529
IP
No protection.
Protection against solid objects larger than ø50mm.
Protection against solid objects larger than ø12mm.
Protection against solid objects larger than ø2.5mm.
Protection against solid objects larger than ø1mm.
Protection against dust-limited ingress (dust-protected).
Total protection against dust (dust-tight).
Code
No
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
No protection.
Protection against vertical falling drops of water.
Protection against dripping water when tilted up to 15°
Protection against spraying water.
Protection against splashing water.
Protection against water jets.
Protection against heavy seas.
Protection against the effects of immersion.
Protection against submersion.
IP6X IPX6 IPX7 IPX9X
Typical
Environment
Dusty
Environment
Watersplash
Environment
Water Exposed
Environment
High Pressure
Washing Environment
• Control/Switchboard Panel Lighting
• Machinery and Equipment Lighting
• Machining/Factory Sites
• Farmsteads
• Signboards/Working Lights
• Commercial/Public Furnishings
• Meat and Food Packaging/
Processing Industry
• Beverage Industry
• Pharmaceutical Industry
Protection Rating Testing Requirements
• IP6X= The product is placed in a dust chamber with a negative pressure state so that dust is made to float, and there is no invasion
inside.
• IPX6= A water nozzle with a diameter of 12.0mm is placed at a range from 2.5 to 3.0 meters with a water velocity of 100 litres per
minute injected towards the test piece in an omni direction for three minutes or more without being affected by any harmful
influences.
• IPX7= With the distance of 0.15 m from the top of the product to the water surface and a distance from the bottom of the product
to the bottom of the tank at a distance of 1 m, it is submerged for 30 minutes with no harmful penetration.
* Since testing is performed under a controlled environment within provisions including a designated time, it does not consider conditions for
continuous use.
IP69K
IP69K is the German DIN 40050 PART9 standard. It is defined as
a protection regulation for high temperature and high-pressurized
water. Water is heated up to 80 0 C and sprayed at a water pressure
in the range from 80 to 100 bars at 14 to 16 liters per minute at
the test object. The test object is at a distance of 100 to150 mm
from the nozzle and sprayed in all directions at 0, 30, 60, and
90 degrees, then sprayed at a horizontal angle while it is being
rotated, all done for a period of 30 seconds without being affected
by water penetration.
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