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IEC 60068-2-18:2017 (EN-FR)

Environmental testing - Part 2-18: Tests - Test R and guidance: Water

Standard Details

IEC 60068-2-18:2017 provides methods of test applicable to products which, during transportation, storage or in service, can be subjected to falling water drops, impacting water, immersion or high pressure water impact. The primary purpose of water tests is to verify the ability of enclosures, covers and seals to maintain components and equipment in good working order after and, when necessary, under a standardized drop field or immersion in water.
These tests are not corrosion tests and cannot be considered and used as such.
Established water tests in other standards are not intended to simulate natural rainfall and their quoted intensities are too high to be adopted for that purpose. Therefore, in addition to the high-intensity severities, test R includes an artificial rain test based upon natural conditions but not taking into account high wind speeds generally associated with natural rain.
Guidance is given on the applicability of the tests and the severities to be selected.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2000. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a. addition of the new test method Rb 3.

General Information

Status : ACTIVE
Standard Type: Main
Document No: IEC 60068-2-18:2017 (EN-FR)
Document Year: 2017
Pages: 94
Edition: 3.0
  • Section Volume:
  • TC 104 Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test
  • ICS:
  • 19.040 Environmental testing

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