1 IP Code

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Not to be confused with IP address or Intellectual property.
1. The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes
interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection
provided against intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental
contact, and water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures. It is published by
the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The equivalent European standard is
EN 60529.
2. The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms
such as waterproof. For example, a cellular phone rated at IP68 is "dust resistant" and
can be "immersed in 1.5 meters of freshwater for up to 30 minutes". Similarly, an electrical
socket rated IP22 is protected against insertion of fingers and will not be damaged or
become unsafe during a specified test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly
vertically dripping water. IP22 or IP2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of
electrical accessories for indoor use.
3. The digits indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below. The
digit 0 is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter X when
insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level.
4. There are no hyphens in a genuine IP code. IPX-8 (for example) is thus an invalid IP
code.[1]
5. This page contains a combination of IEC 60529 (also EN 60529) and other standards,
such as ISO 20653. The original documents are available for purchase, and have
important and specific requirements that cannot be fully reprinted due to copyright
restrictions. This often includes drawings specifying the required test equipment, such as
the shape of water nozzles used for water jet testing. Additional standards are often
referenced that may contain important information. One must refer to the latest revision of
the required standard when conducting tests for agency certification.

2 Contents
1Code breakdown
o 1.1First digit: Solid particle protection
o 1.2Second digit: Liquid ingress protection
o 1.3Additional letters
2IP69K
3North America (NEMA rating)
4Ingress Protection for consumer electronics
5See also
6References
7External links

3 Code breakdown[edit]
6. This table shows what each digit or part of the IP code represents.

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IPX Codes Explanation Chart

IP First digit: Solid Second digit: Liquid Third digit: Mechanical Additional letter:
indication particle protection ingress protection impact resistance Other protections

Single numeral: 0–
IP Single numeral: 0–9 Single numeral: 0–9 Single letter
6

Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory No longer used Optional

4 First digit: Solid particle protection[edit]

7. The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access
to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid
foreign objects.[2]

Level Effective
Description
sized against

X means there is no data available to specify a protection rating with regard to

X —
this criteria.

0 — No protection against contact and ingress of objects

Any large surface of the body, such as the back of a hand, but no protection
1 >50mm
against deliberate contact with a body part

2 >12.5mm Fingers or similar objects

3 >2.5mm Tools, thick wires, etc.

4 >1mm Most wires, slender screws, large ants etc.

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 Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity
5 Dustprotected
to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment.

No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). A vacuum

6 Dusttight
must be applied. Test duration of up to 8 hours based on air flow.

5 Second digit: Liquid ingress protection[edit]

8. The second digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against
harmful ingress of water.[3] The ratings for water ingress are not cumulative
beyond IPX6. A device which is compliant with IPX7, covering immersion in
water, need not be compliant with IPX5 or IPX6, covering exposure to water
jets. A device which meets both tests is indicated by listing both tests
separated by a slash, e.g. IPX5/IPX7.

Protection
Level Effective against Details
against

X means there is no data

available to specify a protection
X — —
rating with regard to this
criteria.

0 None — —

Test duration: 10minutes

Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall have
Dripping no harmful effect on the specimen when mounted
1
water in an upright position onto a turntable and rotated 9. Water equivalent to
at 1 RPM. 1mm rainfall per
minute

Test duration: 2.5minutes for

every direction of tilt (10
Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful minutes total)
Dripping
effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle of 15°
2 water when
from its normal position. A total of four positions
tilted at 15° 10. Water equivalent to
are tested within two axes.
3mm rainfall per
minute

3 Spraying Water falling as a spray at any angle up to 60° from For a spray nozzle:
water the vertical shall have no harmful effect, utilizing
12. Test duration: 1
either: a) an oscillating fixture, or b) A spray nozzle

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 minute per square
meter for at least
5minutes[4]
with a counterbalanced shield. Water volume: 10litres
11. Test a) is conducted for 5 minutes, then per minute
repeated with the specimen rotated Pressure: 50–150kPa
horizontally by 90° for the second 5- 13. For an oscillating tube:
minute test. Test b) is conducted (with
shield in place) for 5 minutes minimum. 14. Test duration: 10
minutes
15. Water volume: 0.07
l/min per hole

Water splashing against the enclosure from any

direction shall have no harmful effect, utilizing
either: a) an oscillating fixture, or b) A spray nozzle Oscillating tube: Test duration:
Splashing of with no shield. 10 minutes, or spray nozzle
4
water (same as IPX3 spray nozzle
16. Test a) is conducted for 10 minutes. Test
with the shield removed)
b) is conducted (without shield) for 5
minutes minimum.

Test duration: 1 minute per

square meter for at least
15minutes
Water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against
5 Water jets enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful
17. Water volume:
effects.
12.5litres per minute
Pressure: 30kPa at
distance of 3m

Test duration: 1 minute per

square meter for at least
3minutes
Water projected in powerful jets (12.5mm nozzle)
Powerful
6 against the enclosure from any direction shall have
water jets 18. Water volume:
no harmful effects.
100litres per minute
Pressure: 100kPa at
distance of 3m

Test duration: at least

3minutes[citation needed]
Powerful Water projected in powerful jets (6.3mm nozzle)
water jets against the enclosure from any direction, under
6K 19. Water volume: 75litres
with increased elevated pressure, shall have no harmful effects.
per minute
pressure Found in DIN 40050, and not IEC 60529.
Pressure: 1000kPa at
distance of 3m

7 Immersion, Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be Test duration: 30minutes.[5]

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 20. Tested with the lowest
point of the enclosure
possible when the enclosure is immersed in water 1000mm below the
up to 1m
under defined conditions of pressure and time (up surface of the water, or
depth
to 1m of submersion). the highest point
150mm below the
surface, whichever is
deeper.

The equipment is suitable for continuous

immersion in water under conditions which shall be
specified by the manufacturer. However, with Test duration: agreement with
certain types of equipment, it can mean that water manufacturer
Immersion,
can enter but only in such a manner that it produces
8 1m or more 21. Depth specified by
no harmful effects. The test depth and duration is
depth manufacturer,
expected to be greater than the requirements for
generally up to 3m
IPx7, and other environmental effects may be
added, such as temperature cycling before
immersion.
Protected against close-range high pressure, high
temperature spray downs. Test duration: 30 seconds in
each of 4 angles (2 minutes
22. Smaller specimens rotate slowly on a
total)
turntable, from 4 specific angles. Larger
specimens are mounted upright, no 25. Water volume: 14–
Powerful high turntable required, and are tested freehand 16litres per minute
9K temperature for at least 3 minutes at distance of 0.15– Pressure: 8–10MPa
water jets 0.2 m. (80–100bar) at
distance of 0.10–
23. There are specific requirements for the
0.15m
nozzle used for the testing.
Water temperature:
24. This test is identified as IPx9 in IEC 80°C
60529.

26. (All tests with the letter "K" are defined by ISO 20653 (replacing DIN 40050-9) and are not
found in IEC 60529, except for IPx9 which is the same as the IP69K water test.)
6 Additional letters[edit]
27. Further letters can be appended to provide additional information related to the
protection of the device:

Letter Meaning

D Wire

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 f Oil resistant

H High voltage device

M Device moving during water test

S Device standing still during water test

W Weather conditions

28. The letter K is specified in DIN 40050-9, and not in IEC 60529.

7 IP69K[edit]
29. IP codes with the letter "K" are from ISO 20653:2013 Road Vehicles-Degrees of
protection (IP code), which states that it is in accordance with IEC 60529 except for the
"K" tests, which describe special requirements for road vehicles.
30. The test specifies a spray nozzle that is fed with 80 °C water at 8–10 MPa (80–100 bar)
and a flow rate of 14–16 L/min. The nozzle is held 10–15 cm from the tested device at
angles of 0°, 30°, 60° and 90° for 30 seconds each. The test device sits on a turntable that
completes a rotation once every 12 seconds (5 rpm). The IPx9 specification in IEC 60529
has details for testing larger specimens that will not fit on a turntable test fixture (see table
above).
31. The IP69K test specification was initially developed for road vehicles, especially those that
need regular intensive cleaning (dump trucks, cement mixers, etc.), but it also finds use in
other areas (for example, the food industry and car wash centers).
32. German standard DIN 40050-9 extended the older IEC 60529 rating system with
an IP69K rating for high-pressure, high-temperature wash-down applications.[6] DIN
40050-9 has been replaced by ISO 20653:2013 Road Vehicles-Degrees of protection (IP
code).[7] Such enclosures must not only be dust-tight (IP6X), but it must also be able to
withstand high-pressure and steam cleaning. By 2013 IEC 60529 added level 9 water
ingress testing, with IPx9 being essentially the same spray test as IP69K, also adding a
drawing of a fixture to verify the water pressure.

8 North America (NEMA rating)[edit]

Main article: NEMA enclosure types
33. In the USA, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association defines NEMA enclosure
types in NEMA standard number 250. The following table outlines which IEC 60529 IP
code each respective NEMA rating meets. Ratings between the two standards are not
directly equivalent: NEMA ratings also require additional product features and tests (such
as functionality under icing conditions, enclosures for hazardous areas, knock-outs for

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 cable connections and others) not addressed by IP ratings.

NEMA
IP Code
enclosure[8]

1 IP20

2 IP22

3, 3X, 3S, 3SX IP55

3R, 3RX IP24

4, 4X IP66

5 IP53

6 IP67

6P IP68

12, 12K, 13 IP54

9 Ingress Protection for consumer electronics[edit]

34. The inclusion of an Ingress Protection rating has become increasingly common for use in
the consumer electronics market with devices such as mobile phones, tablet
computers and cameras now being sold as water resistant, waterproof and dustproof.
35. Some manufacturers have produced IP rated smartphones, aimed at consumers who are
concerned about their handsets getting submerged in liquids or getting covered in dust.
36. With the availability of portable devices, and the desire to get outside with active lifestyles,
portable speakers have become popular with the rugged consumer market for those who
enjoy outdoor recreation, extreme sports as well.

10See also[edit]

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 EN 62262 – IK code on resistance to mechanical impacts (Revoked 2002)
 MIL-STD-810
 U.S. Military connector specifications for military equivalents
 Reference Chart - Downloadable PDF reference chart for offline use.
 Water Resistant mark on wrist watches

11 References[edit]
1. ^ IEC 60529, Edition 2.2, 2013, page 19
2. ^ IEC 60529, Edition 2.2, 2013, page 21
3. ^ Ingress Protection: The System of Tests and Meaning of Codes, archived from the
original on 2012-12-29.
4. ^ Table 8, IEC 60529, Edition 2.2, 2013
5. ^ IEC 60529, table 8
6. ^ DIN 40050-9: Straßenfahrzeuge; IP-Schutzarten; Schutz gegen Fremdkörper, Wasser
und Berühren; Elektrische Ausrüstung [Road vehicles; degrees of protection (IP-code); protection
against foreign objects, water and impact; electrical equipment], May 1993. An English translation
of the German original is available from DIN.
7. ^ ISO 20653:2013 Road Vehicles-Degrees of protection (IP code) Protection of electrical
equipment against foreign objects, water and access
8. ^ "NEMA Enclosure Types" (pdf). National Electrical Manufacturers Association. November
2005. pp. 7–9. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

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