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IP Protection Degree (IEC 60529) Explained
The protection of enclosures against ingress of dirt or against the
ingress of water is defined in IEC529 (BSEN60529:1991).
Conversely, an enclosure which protects equipment against ingress
of particles will also protect a person from potential hazards
within that enclosure, and this degree of protection is also defined
as a standard.

The degrees of protection are most commonly expressed as ‘IP’

followed by two numbers, e.g. IP65, where the numbers define
the degree of protection. The first digit shows the extent to which
the equipment is protected against particles, or to which persons
are protected from enclosed hazards. The second digit indicates
the extent of protection against water.

The wording in the table is not exactly as used in the standards document, but the dimensions are accurate.

IP Degree of Protection according to EN/IEC 60529

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First Figure Second Figure

0 No protection 0 No protection

1 Protected against a solid object 50 mm or greater 1 Protected against vertically dripping water

Protected against vertically dripping water, when

2 Protected against a solid object 12 mm or greater 2
tilted 15 degrees

Protected against a solid object 2,5 mm or Protected against water spraying at an angle up to
3 3
greater 60 degree

Protected against water splashing from any

4 Protected against a solid object 1 mm or greater 4
direction

5 Dust protected 5 Protected against jets of water from any directions

Protected against powerful jets of water from any

6 Dust tight 6
directions

Protected against immersion between a depth of

– 7
150 mm and 1000 mm

– 8 Protected against submersion

Correlations between IP (IEC) and NEMA 250 standards

IP10 -> NEMA 1

IP11 -> NEMA 2
IP54 -> NEMA 3R
IP52 -> NEMA 5-12-12 K
IP54 -> NEMA 3-3 S
IP56 -> NEMA 4-4 X
IP67 -> NEMA 6-6 P

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