| TABLE 1 - Characteristics defined by the CEI 70-1 - IEC 529 - IEC 144 - UTE C 20-010 - DIN 40050 Standards |
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IP_0 to IP_4 || IP_5 to IP_8 || Table 2
| First Digit - Protection against persons - touching and ingress of solid objects | Second Digit - Protection against the penetration of liquids | |||||
| IP_5 | IP_6 | IP_7 | IP_8 | |||
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| Protection against water jets from any direction (360ยบ) | Protection against heavy seas (waves) | Protection against effects of immersion in water under defined conditions of pressure and time | Protection against continuous submersion in water | |||
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| IP_0 | Without Protection | |||||
| IP_1 |  |
Protection against touching with the hand and solid objects greater than 50mm dia. | ||||
| IP_2 |  |
Protection against touching with the finger and solid objects greater than 12mm dia. | ||||
| IP_3 |  |
Protection against touching with tools, wires, etc, more than 2.5mm thick and solid objects greater than 2.5mm dia. | ||||
| IP_4 |  |
Protection against touching with tools, wires, etc, more than 1mm thick and solid objects greater than 1mm dia. | ||||
| IP_5 |  |
Unlimited protection against contact with live parts and damaging deposits of dust | IP 55 | |||
| IP_6 |  |
Unlimited protection against contact with live parts and any protection of dust | IP 65 | IP 66 | IP 67 | IP 68 |
In some countries a third digit (for mechanical security) is added.
