IP Rating Chart
IP Rating's Explained. The Ingress Protection (IP) Rating is a safety rating. The “ingress” is the act of going in or entering with the higher the number the better protection. The format of the rating is IP followed by two digits. The first digit represents the solids protection and the second digit represents the liquids protection.
| IP NUMBER | FIRST DIGIT (SOLID PROTECTION) | SECOND DIGIT (LIQUIDS PROTECTION)) |
| IP20 | Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12mm | Not protected from liquids |
| IP40 | Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1mm | Not protected from liquids |
| IP44 | Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1mm | Protected from water spray from any direction |
| IP54 | Limited protection against entry of dust | Protected from water spray from any direction |
| IP55 | Limited protection against entry of dust | Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP56 | Limited protection against entry of dust | Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP65 | Complete protection against entry of dust | Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP66 | Complete protection against entry of dust | Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction |
| IP67 | Complete protection against entry of dust | Protected from immersion between 150mm and 1m in depth |
| IP68 | Complete protection against entry of dust | Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure |