| |
First Number
Protection ainst solids
|
Second Number
Protection ainst liquids
|
Third Number
Protection ainst mechanical
impacts (often omitted)
|
|
0
|
No Protection
|
No Protection
|
No Protection
|
|
1
|
Protected ainst solid
objects over 50mm
|
Protected ainst vertically
falling drops of water
|
Protected ainst impact
of 0.225 joules
|
|
2
|
Protected ainst solid
objects over 12mm
|
Protected ainst direct sprays
up to 15° from vertical
|
Protected ainst impact
of 0.375 joules
|
|
3
|
Protected ainst solid
objects over 2.5mm
|
Protected ainst direct sprays
up to 60° from vertical
|
Protected ainst impact
of 0.5 joules
|
|
4
|
Protected ainst solid
objects over 1mm
|
Protected ainst direct sprays
from all directions - limited
ingress permitted
|
Protected ainst impact
of 2.0 joules
|
|
5
|
Protected ainst dust -
limited ingress permitted
|
Protected ainst low pressure
jets from all directions -
limited ingress permitted
|
Protected ainst impact
of 6.0 joules
|
|
6
|
Totally protected
ainst dust
|
Protected ainst strong jets
from all directions -
limited ingress permitted
|
Protected ainst impact
of 20.0 joules
|
|
7
|
|
Protected ainst effects of
immersion from 15cm - 1m
|
|
|
8
|
|
Protected ainst long periods
of immersion under pressure
|
|