IEC 60529 is an international standard that was created for the purpose of clarifying the capability of an enclosure to protect the contents from solid and liquid bodies.
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0 | No Protection |
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1 | Protected against solid bodies larger than 50 mm(e.g. a hand) |
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2 | Protected against solid bodies larger than 12 mm(e.g. a finger) |
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3 | Protected against solid bodies larger than 2.5 mm(tools, wires) |
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4 | Protected against solid bodies larger than 1 mm(fine tools, small wires) |
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5 | Protected against dust(no harmful deposits) |
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6 | Totally dust tight |
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0 | No Protection |
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1 | Protected against vertically falling water droplets (condensation) |
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2 | Protected against water droplets deflected at up to 15° from vertical |
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3 | Protected against rainwater at up to 60° from vertical |
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4 | Protection against water spray from all directions |
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5 | Protected against low - pressure water jets from all directions |
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6 | Protected against powerful water jets from all directions |
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7 | Protected against the effects of immersion |
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8 | Protected against prolonged effects of immersion under pressure |
