Protection grade IK concerns resistance to external mechanical impacts. The classification therefore, in our case, identifies the degree of robustness of the carpentry, i.e., verifies that after an impact of a certain energy expressed in Joules (J) the container maintains the IP rating declared before the mechanical impact. The European reference standard is EN 62262 (international equivalent of IEC 62262:2002).
The impacts predicted by the tests are listed below and an IK grade corresponds to each. EiQ Industrial’s products are IK10 certified
| Effects | |
|---|---|
| The deformations undergone by the container allow the declared IP grade to be maintained | |
| GRADE | DEFINITION |
| IK01 | Impact of 0.14 joules |
| IK02 | Impact equal to 0.20 joules |
| IK03 | Impact equal to 0.35 joules |
| IK04 | Impact of 0.50 joules |
| IK05 | Impact of 0.70 joules |
| IK06 | Impact equal to 1 joule |
| IK07 | Impact equal to 2 joules |
| IK08 | Impact equal to 5 joules |
| IK09 | Impact equal to 10 joules |
| IK10 | Impact equal to 20 joules |