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IP
Ingress
First Digit: Solids
Second Digit: Liquids
Protection
Protection
Protection
Ingress Protection (IP) and what it means
The IP Code (or International Protection Rating, sometimes also interpreted as
Ingress Protection Rating*) consists of the letters IP followed by two digits and an
optional letter. As de ned in international standard IEC 60529, it classi es the degrees
of protection provided against the intrusion of solid objects (including body parts like
hands and ngers), dust, accidental contact, and water in electrical enclosures. The
standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing
terms such as waterproof.
The digits (characteristic numerals) indicate conformity with the conditions
summarized in the tables below. For example, an electrical socket rated IP22 is
protected against insertion of ngers and will not be damaged or become unsafe
during a speci ed test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly vertically dripping
water. IP22 or 2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of electrical
accessories for indoor use.
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*Explanation of the letters IP is given in IEC 60529 (Ed. 2.1), clause 4.1
First Digit: Solids
The rst 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.
Object size
Level
protected
E ective against
against
0
Not protected
No protection against contact and ingress of
objects
>50mm
Any large surface of the body, such as the
back of the hand, but no protection against
deliberate contact with a body part.
>12.5mm
Fingers or similar objects.
>2.5mm
Tools, thick wires, etc.
>1mm
Most wires, screws, etc.
Dust
Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but
Protected
it must not enter in su cient quantity to
interfere with the satisfactory operation of
the equipment; complete protection against
contact.
Dust Tight
No ingress of dust; complete protection
against contact.
Second Digit: Liquids
Protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against harmful ingress of water.
Object size
Level
protected
E ective against
against
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Object size
Level
protected
E ective against
against
0
Not
protected
1
Dripping
Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall
water
have no harmfull e ect.
Dripping
Vertically dripping water shall have no
water when
harmful e ect when the enclosure is tilted at
tilted up to
an angle up to 15 from its normal position.
15
3
Spraying
Water falling as a spray at any angle up to
water
60 from the vertical shall have no harmful
e ect.
Splashing
Water splashing against the enclosure from
water
any direction shall have no harmful e ect.
Water jets
Water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against
enclosure from any direction shall have no
harmful e ects.
Powerful
Water projected in powerful jets (12.5mm
water jets
nozzle) against the enclosure from any
direction shall have no harmful e ects.
Immersion
Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not
up to 1m
be possible when the enclosure is immersed
in water under de ned conditions of
pressure and time (up to 1 m of
submersion).
Immersion
The equipment is suitable for continuous
beyond 1m
immersion in water under conditions which
shall be speci ed by the manufacturer.
Normally, this will mean that the equipment
is hermetically sealed. However, with certain
types of equipment, it can mean that water
can enter but only in such a manner that it
produces no harmful e ects.
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IP Rating Reference Chart
Below is an easy to follow reference chart to help you decide which IP rating you need
or have.
IP
Number
IP00
First Digit - SOLIDS
Not protected from
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Not protected from liquids.
solids.
IP01
IP02
Not protected from
Protected from
solids.
condensation.
Not protected from
Protected from water spray
solids.
less than 15 degrees from
vertical.
IP03
Not protected from
Protected from water spray
solids.
less than 60 degrees from
vertical.
IP04
IP05
Not protected from
Protected from water spray
solids.
from any direction.
Not protected from
Protected from low
solids.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP06
Not protected from
Protected from high
solids.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP07
Not protected from
Protected from immersion
solids.
between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
IP08
Not protected from
Protected from long term
solids.
immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.
IP10
Protected from touch by
Not protected from liquids.
hands greater than 50
millimeters.
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IP
Number
IP11
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from touch by
Protected from
hands greater than 50
condensation.
millimeters.
IP12
IP13
IP14
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
hands greater than 50
less than 15 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
hands greater than 50
less than 60 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
hands greater than 50
from any direction.
millimeters.
IP15
IP16
IP17
IP18
IP20
Protected from touch by
Protected from low
hands greater than 50
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from touch by
Protected from high
hands greater than 50
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from touch by
Protected from immersion
hands greater than 50
between 15 centimeters
millimeters.
and 1 meter in depth.
Protected from touch by
Protected from long term
hands greater than 50
immersion up to a speci ed
millimeters.
pressure.
Protected from touch by
Not protected from liquids.
ngers and objects
greater than 12
millimeters.
IP21
Protected from touch by
Protected from
ngers and objects
condensation.
greater than 12
millimeters.
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IP
Number
IP22
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
ngers and objects
less than 15 degrees from
greater than 12
vertical.
millimeters.
IP23
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
ngers and objects
less than 60 degrees from
greater than 12
vertical.
millimeters.
IP24
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
ngers and objects
from any direction.
greater than 12
millimeters.
IP25
Protected from touch by
Protected from low
ngers and objects
pressure water jets from
greater than 12
any direction.
millimeters.
IP26
Protected from touch by
Protected from high
ngers and objects
pressure water jets from
greater than 12
any direction.
millimeters.
IP27
Protected from touch by
Protected from immersion
ngers and objects
between 15 centimeters
greater than 12
and 1 meter in depth.
millimeters.
IP28
Protected from touch by
Protected from long term
ngers and objects
immersion up to a speci ed
greater than 12
pressure.
millimeters.
IP30
Protected from tools and
Not protected from liquids.
wires greater than 2.5
millimeters.
IP31
Protected from tools and
Protected from
wires greater than 2.5
condensation.
millimeters.
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IP
Number
IP32
IP33
IP34
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
wires greater than 2.5
less than 15 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
wires greater than 2.5
less than 60 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
wires greater than 2.5
from any direction.
millimeters.
IP35
IP36
IP37
IP38
IP40
Protected from tools and
Protected from low
wires greater than 2.5
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from high
wires greater than 2.5
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from immersion
wires greater than 2.5
between 15 centimeters
millimeters.
and 1 meter in depth.
Protected from tools and
Protected from long term
wires greater than 2.5
immersion up to a speci ed
millimeters.
pressure.
Protected from tools and
Not protected from liquids.
small wires greater than 1
millimeter.
IP41
Protected from tools and
Protected from
small wires greater than 1
condensation.
millimeter.
IP42
IP43
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
small wires greater than 1
less than 15 degrees from
millimeter.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
small wires greater than 1
less than 60 degrees from
millimeter.
vertical.
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IP
Number
IP44
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
small wires greater than 1
from any direction.
millimeter.
IP45
IP46
IP47
IP48
IP50
Protected from tools and
Protected from low
small wires greater than 1
pressure water jets from
millimeter.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from high
small wires greater than 1
pressure water jets from
millimeter.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from immersion
small wires greater than 1
between 15 centimeters
millimeter.
and 1 meter in depth.
Protected from tools and
Protected from long term
small wires greater than 1
immersion up to a speci ed
millimeter.
pressure.
Protected from limited
Not protected from liquids.
dust ingress.
IP51
IP52
Protected from limited
Protected from
dust ingress.
condensation.
Protected from limited
Protected from water spray
dust ingress.
less than 15 degrees from
vertical.
IP53
Protected from limited
Protected from water spray
dust ingress.
less than 60 degrees from
vertical.
IP54
IP55
Protected from limited
Protected from water spray
dust ingress.
from any direction.
Protected from limited
Protected from low
dust ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP56
Protected from limited
Protected from high
dust ingress.
pressure water jets from
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IP
Number
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
any direction.
IP57
Protected from limited
Protected from immersion
dust ingress.
between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
IP58
Protected from limited
Protected from long term
dust ingress.
immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.
IP60
Protected from total dust
Not protected from liquids.
ingress.
IP61
IP62
Protected from total dust
Protected from
ingress.
condensation.
Protected from total dust
Protected from water spray
ingress.
less than 15 degrees from
vertical.
IP63
Protected from total dust
Protected from water spray
ingress.
less than 60 degrees from
vertical.
IP64
IP65
Protected from total dust
Protected from water spray
ingress.
from any direction.
Protected from total dust
Protected from low
ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP66
Protected from total dust
Protected from high
ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP67
Protected from total dust
Protected from immersion
ingress.
between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
IP68
Protected from total dust
Protected from long term
ingress.
immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.
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IP
Number
IP69K
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from total dust
Protected from steam-jet
ingress.
cleaning.
References
1. IEC 60529, degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Codes), Ed. 2.1 (Geneva:
International Electrotechnical Commision, 2011)
2. IEC 60529 (Ed. 2.1), clause 4.1.
IP
Number
IP00
First Digit - SOLIDS
Not protected from
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Not protected from liquids.
solids.
IP01
IP02
Not protected from
Protected from
solids.
condensation.
Not protected from
Protected from water spray
solids.
less than 15 degrees from
vertical.
IP03
Not protected from
Protected from water spray
solids.
less than 60 degrees from
vertical.
IP04
IP05
Not protected from
Protected from water spray
solids.
from any direction.
Not protected from
Protected from low
solids.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP06
Not protected from
Protected from high
solids.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP07
Not protected from
Protected from immersion
solids.
between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
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IP
Number
IP08
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Not protected from
Protected from long term
solids.
immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.
IP10
Protected from touch by
Not protected from liquids.
hands greater than 50
millimeters.
IP11
Protected from touch by
Protected from
hands greater than 50
condensation.
millimeters.
IP12
IP13
IP14
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
hands greater than 50
less than 15 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
hands greater than 50
less than 60 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
hands greater than 50
from any direction.
millimeters.
IP15
IP16
IP17
IP18
IP20
Protected from touch by
Protected from low
hands greater than 50
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from touch by
Protected from high
hands greater than 50
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from touch by
Protected from immersion
hands greater than 50
between 15 centimeters
millimeters.
and 1 meter in depth.
Protected from touch by
Protected from long term
hands greater than 50
immersion up to a speci ed
millimeters.
pressure.
Protected from touch by
Not protected from liquids.
ngers and objects
greater than 12
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IP
Number
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
millimeters.
IP21
Protected from touch by
Protected from
ngers and objects
condensation.
greater than 12
millimeters.
IP22
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
ngers and objects
less than 15 degrees from
greater than 12
vertical.
millimeters.
IP23
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
ngers and objects
less than 60 degrees from
greater than 12
vertical.
millimeters.
IP24
Protected from touch by
Protected from water spray
ngers and objects
from any direction.
greater than 12
millimeters.
IP25
Protected from touch by
Protected from low
ngers and objects
pressure water jets from
greater than 12
any direction.
millimeters.
IP26
Protected from touch by
Protected from high
ngers and objects
pressure water jets from
greater than 12
any direction.
millimeters.
IP27
Protected from touch by
Protected from immersion
ngers and objects
between 15 centimeters
greater than 12
and 1 meter in depth.
millimeters.
IP28
Protected from touch by
Protected from long term
ngers and objects
immersion up to a speci ed
greater than 12
pressure.
millimeters.
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IP
Number
IP30
First Digit - SOLIDS
Protected from tools and
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Not protected from liquids.
wires greater than 2.5
millimeters.
IP31
Protected from tools and
Protected from
wires greater than 2.5
condensation.
millimeters.
IP32
IP33
IP34
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
wires greater than 2.5
less than 15 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
wires greater than 2.5
less than 60 degrees from
millimeters.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
wires greater than 2.5
from any direction.
millimeters.
IP35
IP36
IP37
IP38
IP40
Protected from tools and
Protected from low
wires greater than 2.5
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from high
wires greater than 2.5
pressure water jets from
millimeters.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from immersion
wires greater than 2.5
between 15 centimeters
millimeters.
and 1 meter in depth.
Protected from tools and
Protected from long term
wires greater than 2.5
immersion up to a speci ed
millimeters.
pressure.
Protected from tools and
Not protected from liquids.
small wires greater than 1
millimeter.
IP41
Protected from tools and
Protected from
small wires greater than 1
condensation.
millimeter.
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IP
Number
IP42
IP43
IP44
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
small wires greater than 1
less than 15 degrees from
millimeter.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
small wires greater than 1
less than 60 degrees from
millimeter.
vertical.
Protected from tools and
Protected from water spray
small wires greater than 1
from any direction.
millimeter.
IP45
IP46
IP47
IP48
IP50
Protected from tools and
Protected from low
small wires greater than 1
pressure water jets from
millimeter.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from high
small wires greater than 1
pressure water jets from
millimeter.
any direction.
Protected from tools and
Protected from immersion
small wires greater than 1
between 15 centimeters
millimeter.
and 1 meter in depth.
Protected from tools and
Protected from long term
small wires greater than 1
immersion up to a speci ed
millimeter.
pressure.
Protected from limited
Not protected from liquids.
dust ingress.
IP51
IP52
Protected from limited
Protected from
dust ingress.
condensation.
Protected from limited
Protected from water spray
dust ingress.
less than 15 degrees from
vertical.
IP53
Protected from limited
Protected from water spray
dust ingress.
less than 60 degrees from
vertical.
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IP
Number
IP54
IP55
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from limited
Protected from water spray
dust ingress.
from any direction.
Protected from limited
Protected from low
dust ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP56
Protected from limited
Protected from high
dust ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP57
Protected from limited
Protected from immersion
dust ingress.
between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
IP58
Protected from limited
Protected from long term
dust ingress.
immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.
IP60
Protected from total dust
Not protected from liquids.
ingress.
IP61
IP62
Protected from total dust
Protected from
ingress.
condensation.
Protected from total dust
Protected from water spray
ingress.
less than 15 degrees from
vertical.
IP63
Protected from total dust
Protected from water spray
ingress.
less than 60 degrees from
vertical.
IP64
IP65
Protected from total dust
Protected from water spray
ingress.
from any direction.
Protected from total dust
Protected from low
ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
IP66
Protected from total dust
Protected from high
ingress.
pressure water jets from
any direction.
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IP
Number
IP67
First Digit - SOLIDS
Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Protected from total dust
Protected from immersion
ingress.
between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
IP68
Protected from total dust
Protected from long term
ingress.
immersion up to a speci ed
pressure.
IP69K
Protected from total dust
Protected from steam-jet
ingress.
cleaning.
REFERENCES
1. IEC 60529, degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Codes), Ed. 2.1
(Geneva: International Electrotechnical Commision, 2011)
2. IEC 60529 (Ed. 2.1), clause 4.1.
For more information on IP Rating please consider the following
links:
IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC Standards
NEMA Enclosure Ratings
Wikipedia Article IP Code
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