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IP and IK Classifications
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Ingress protection class of enclosures is given in form of IP classification, a two digit coding which is
shown below. Fibox has tested the enclosures according to IEC 529 or EN 60529. The latter requires the
second digit to be tested from class 6 upwards separately to each level of class, thus the double
marking IP 66 / IP 67 indicates that the actual tests have been made for both levels.
The European standard for enclosures, EN 50298 also includes IK impact test. This test is described in
EN 50102. The data for impact resistant is available for each individual Fibox enclosures.

FIRST NUMBER IK CODE

SECOND NUMBER
Protection against solid Protection against
Protection against liquids
objects mechanical impacts

IP TEST IP TEST IK TEST

no
no protection 0 no protection
0 00 protection

protected 01-05
protected
against solid
against
objects over impact
vertically
50 mm e.g. < 1 joule
1 falling drops
accidental 1
of water
touch by hands
protected 06
protected
against direct
against solid
sprays of impact
objects over 12
2 water up to 1 joule
mm e.g. 2 15 ° from the
fingers
vertical
07
protected
protected
against solid impact
against sprays
objects over 2 joule
3 to 60° from
2,5 mm (tools
3 the vertical
+small wires)

protected 08
protected against water
against solid sprayed from impact
4 objects over 1 all directions 5 joule
mm (tools + – limited
4
small wires) ingress
permitted
protected 09
protected against low
against dust – pressure jets impact
5 limited ingress 5 of water from 10 joule
permitted (no all directions
harmfull - limited
deposit.) ingress
permitted
6 protected
against strong
jets of water e impact
totally 6 g for use on 20 joule
protected
shipdecks -
against dust
limited 10
ingress
permitted
protected
against the
affects of
7 immersion

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

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