The ingress protection rating (IP rating) provides information on whether the product is protected against certain environmental influences.
The keypoints in short
• The IP rating is determined according to ISO 20653.
• The exact degree of protection is determined by a series of standardised tests
IP stands for International Protection. The combinations of the code numbers behind it is an indication of resistance to the ingress of solid foreign bodies, including dust, and to the ingress of water. IP rating is defined in ISO 20653.
The first code number indicates degrees of protection against the ingress of foreign bodies (dust), the second code number against the ingress of moisture or penetrating water. The exact IP rating is determined by a series of standardised tests.
The following overview of the IP rating and the explanation should serve as an aid to the correct selection of the component according to the respective requirements in your application.
IP rating Table
The rating of ingress protection degree (IP rating) consists of the first and second digits (eg IP67 – 6 as the first digit and 7 as the second digit).
Easily assign the most common protection types to the respective performance features:
