IK CODE

FIRST NUMBER SECOND NUMBER

Protection against
Protection against solid objects Protection against liquids
mechanical impacts

IP TEST IP TEST IK TEST

0 no protection 0 no protection 00 no protection

protected against solid 01-05

protected against
objects over 50 mm e.g.
vertically falling drops impact
accidental touch by
1 of water < 1 joule
hands 1

protected against solid protected against direct

objects over 12 mm e.g. sprays of water up to 15 impact
2 fingers from the vertical 1 joule
2 06

protected against solid

protected against sprays
objects over 2,5 mm impact
3 to 60 from the vertical
(tools +small wires) 2 joule
3 07

protected against water

protected against solid
sprayed from all
objects over 1 mm impact
4 directions limited
(tools + small wires) 5 joule
4 ingress permitted 08

protected against low

protected against dust
pressure jets of water
limited ingress
from all directions - impact
5 permitted (no harmfull 5
limited ingress 10 joule
deposit.) 09
permitted

protected against strong

totally protected against jets of water e g for use
6 impact
6 dust on shipdecks - limited 20 joule
ingress permitted
10

protected against the

affects of immersion
7 between 15 cm and 1 m
 protected against long
periods of immersion
under pressure
8