The Ingress Protection Code or IP Code, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as International Protection Code, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures against intrusion, dust, accidental contact, and water. It is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The equivalent European standard is EN 60529. IP Rating is composed of two digits. The first number in the rating refers to resistance to ingress of solid foreign objects, and the second number represents resistance to ingress of liquids. protection against solids, and the second number refers to protection against liquids. The highest possible rating is IP68.

IP NumberFirst Digit – SOLIDSSecond Digit – LIQUIDS
IP00Not protected from solids.Not protected from liquids.
IP01Not protected from solids.Protected from condensation.
IP02Not protected from solids.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP03Not protected from solids.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP04Not protected from solids.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP05Not protected from solids.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP06Not protected from solids.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP07Not protected from solids.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP08Not protected from solids.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP10Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Not protected from liquids.
IP11Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from condensation.
IP12Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP13Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP14Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP15Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP16Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP17Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP18Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP20Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Not protected from liquids.
IP21Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from condensation.
IP22Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP23Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP24Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP25Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP26Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP27Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP28Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP30Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Not protected from liquids.
IP31Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from condensation.
IP32Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP33Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP34Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP35Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP36Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP37Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP38Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP40Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Not protected from liquids.
IP41Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from condensation.
IP42Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP43Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP44Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP45Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP46Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP47Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP48Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP50Protected from limited dust ingress.Not protected from liquids.
IP51Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from condensation.
IP52Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP53Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP54Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP55Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP56Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP57Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP58Protected from limited dust ingress.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP60Protected from total dust ingress.Not protected from liquids.
IP61Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from condensation.
IP62Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
IP63Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
IP64Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from water spray from any direction.
IP65Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
IP66Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
IP67Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
IP68Protected from total dust ingress.Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.
IP69KProtected from total dust ingress.Protected from steam-jet cleaning.
Synonyms:
Ingress Protection Code, International Protection Code, IP53, IP54, IP55, IP56, IP57, IP58, IP59, IP60, IP61, IP62, IP63, IP64, IP65, IP66, IP67, IP68
Categories: Biometrics, Standards
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