Ingress Protection (IP) Testing
Performance Testing against Water and Dust Ingress
F2 Labs is accredited to perform Ingress Protection (IP) testing to IEC standard 60529, NEMA 250 testing, and UL 50E testing. Both UL testing and IP testing are typically performed on enclosures to determine the level of protection they provide against water, dust, ice, etc.Ingress Protection (IP) Testing
IP testing rates and classifies the degree of protection the product provides against the intrusion of solid objects (i.e., body parts like hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water in the electrical enclosure or casing. The numbers (characteristic numerals) indicate conformity with the conditions outlined in the tables below. If there is no protection rating with regard to one of the criteria, the digit is replaced with the letter X. IP measures how well a device is protected from both solid objects and liquids. For example, for IP57 and IP67, the first digit tells us how well the product is protected from solids. The second digit is about how resistant the product is to water.IP Rating Chart
| Dust (First Number) | Moisture (Second Number) |
|---|---|
| IP 0x – No Protection IP 1x – Objects ≥ 50mm IP 2x – Objects ≥ 12mm IP 3x – Objects ≥ 2.5mm IP 4x – Objects ≥ 1mm IP 5x – Dust Protected IP 6x – Dust Tight | IP x0 – No Protection IP x1 – Vertically Dripping Water IP x2 – 15 Degrees Tilt Dripping Water IP x3 – Sprayed Water IP x4 – Splashed Water IP x5 – Water Jets IP x6 – Powerful Water Jets IP x7 – Effects of Immersion IP x8 – Indefinite Immersion IP x9 – High pressure, high temperature water jetting |
