What is the difference between IP and IK ratings?

What is the difference between IP and IK ratings?

♦♦It’s always important to look into the ratings of the products you’re purchasing.
A poor rating can cause nightmares on site for everyone involved, and a short life for your product.♦♦

♦IP stands for Ingress Protection. This is a rating of how well the product can resist liquids and solids from getting into its internal components.

♦An IP rating consists of a two-digit number. The first digit is measured on a scale from 0-6 and indicates protection against solid ingress.
0 = No protection.
1 = Protect against solid objective grater than 500 mm, such as a hand.
2 = Protect against solid objective grater than 12.5 mm, such as a finger.
3 = Protect against solid objective grater than 2.5 mm, such as a wire.
4 = Protect against solid objective grater than 1.0 mm, such as a thin strap.
6 = Dust protected, prevents ingress of dust sufficient to cause harm.
7 = Dust tight.

♦The second digit measures resistance to liquid ingress and is measured on a scale from 0-8.
0 = No protection.
1 = Protected against water drops.
2 = Protected against water drops at 15 degree angle.
3 = Protected against water spray at 60 degree angle.
4 = Protected against water splashing from any angle.
5 = Protected against water jets from any angle.
6 = Protected against powerful water jets and heavy seas.
7 = Protected against the effects of temporary submission in water 30 min at 3 feet .
8 = Protected against the effects of permanent submission in water up to 13 feet .

♦♦IK ratings are all about impact. The K stands for ‘kinetic’.
This is a measure of how well the product can withstand mechanical impact. In other words, how hard can you hit it before it breaks?

♦♦Much like IP ratings, IK ratings have 2 numbers after them. Unlike IP ratings, these numbers don’t each represent a different aspect, instead they represent levels of impact resistance.
IK ratings measure on a scale of 00-10.♦♦
IK00 = no protection against mechanical impact
IK01= equivalent to an impact from a 0.25 kg mass dropped from a height of 56 mm
IK02 = equivalent to an impact from a 0.25 kg mass dropped from a height of 80 mm
IK03 equivalent to an impact from a 0.25 kg mass dropped from a height of 140 mm
IK04 equivalent to an impact from a 0.25 kg mass dropped from a height of 200 mm
IK05 equivalent to an impact from a 0.25 kg mass dropped from a height of 280 mm
IK06 equivalent to an impact from a 0.25 kg mass dropped from a height of 400 mm
IK07 equivalent to an impact from a 0.5 kg mass dropped from a height of 400 mm
IK08 equivalent to an impact from a 1.7 kg mass dropped from a height of 300 mm
IK09 equivalent to an impact from a 5 kg mass dropped from a height of 200 mm
IK10 equivalent to an impact from a 5 kg mass dropped from a height of 400 mm
weight and Hight may be variable.

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