SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008

• Abstract:

  IEC 60384-18-2:2007 is a blank detail specification and is a supplementary document to the sectional specification and contains requirements for style, layout and minimum content of detail specifications. Detail specifications not complying with these requirements may not be considered as being in accordance with IEC specifications nor shall they so be described. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1993 and constitutes a minor revision related to tables, figures and references.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Nov-2007
• ICS: 31.060.50 - Aluminium electrolytic capacitors
• Technical Committee: I11 - Imaginarni 11
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 24-Oct-2007
• Due Date: 29-Dec-2007
• Completion Date: 07-Nov-2007
• Ref Project: EN 60384-18-2:2007 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 18-2: Blank detail specification - Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with non-solid electrolyte - Assessment level EZ

• Refers: SIST EN ISO 14272:2002 - Specimen dimensions and procedure for cross tension testing resistance spot and embossed projection welds (ISO 14272:2000)
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 60384-18:2008 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment -- Part 18: Sectional specification - Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with solid (MnO2) and non-solid electrolyte
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 60384-1:2002 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment -- Part 1: Generic specification
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026

SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 is the Slovene adoption of EN 60384-18-2:2007, which mirrors IEC 60384-18-2:2007. It is a blank detail specification for fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with non-solid electrolyte at assessment level EZ. The document gives the required format and minimum content for a detail specification, so it is mainly used when drafting a product specification and planning its inspection basis.

What does SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 specify?

SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 specifies how a detail specification for this capacitor family shall be written and organized. It is a supplementary document to the sectional specification, and detail specifications that do not follow its style, layout, and minimum content are not to be treated as IEC-compliant.

The document is organized into two main clauses and one normative annex:

Part	What it covers
Clause 1	General data for the detail specification, including identification, dimensions, ratings, marking, ordering information, and added requirements
Clause 2	Inspection requirements, including qualification approval and quality conformance inspection
Annex ZA	Normative references to the international publications and their corresponding European publications

The scope is limited to fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with non-solid electrolyte at assessment level EZ. In practice, this means the standard is a template and control framework for a more specific component specification, not a complete product data sheet by itself.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008?

SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 requires the detail specification to identify the document, the capacitor, and the application clearly. Clause 1 lists the items that must be inserted on the first page, including the issuing organization, document number, capacitor description, outline drawing, and assessment level. This matters because the detail specification must be unambiguous enough for purchasing, testing, and approval.

Clause 1.2 and 1.3 set out the technical data that the detail specification shall state. These include dimensions, rated capacitance range, capacitance tolerance, rated voltage, category voltage if used, climatic category, rated temperature, ripple current, loss angle or equivalent series resistance (ESR), impedance if applicable, reverse voltage if required, and insulation resistance if applicable. In practice, this is the core data buyers and test labs use to compare parts and confirm suitability.

Clause 1.5 and 1.6 cover marking and ordering information. The marking of the capacitor and package shall follow IEC 60384-18, and orders shall include at least rated capacitance, tolerance, rated d.c. voltage, the detail specification reference and style reference, and packaging instructions. This helps procurement teams avoid ordering errors and ensures the part can be traced back to the correct specification.

Clause 1.7 to 1.9 require the detail specification to state whether certified records of released lots are required and whether any additional or more severe requirements apply. Table 4 is reserved for characteristics that are added to, or stricter than, those in the sectional specification. This matters when a project needs tighter control than the generic part family provides.

Clause 2 defines the inspection framework. Qualification approval follows the sectional specification, while quality conformance inspection uses Table 5, which sets sampling, periodicity, severities, and acceptance criteria. The table covers visual examination, dimensions, leakage current, capacitance, tangent of loss angle, impedance, solderability, solvent resistance, resistance to soldering heat, substrate bending, mounting, shear test, rapid change of temperature, damp heat tests, endurance, high- and low-temperature storage, surge, and reverse voltage where applicable.

The document also allows some flexibility in practice. For example, ESR may be specified instead of tangent of loss angle, and some dimensional checks may be replaced by in-production control if statistical process control (SPC) is installed.

What terms does SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 define?

• Blank detail specification - A supplementary specification that provides the required format and minimum contents for a capacitor detail specification.
• Sectional specification - The parent specification that provides the common technical framework for the capacitor family.
• Assessment level EZ - The quality assessment level named for this capacitor family.
• Equivalent series resistance (ESR) - A possible alternative to tangent of loss angle for specifying losses.
• Statistical process control (SPC) - A manufacturing control method that can support in-production dimensional verification.
• IECQ - The IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components, used for the QC number shown on the document.

Who uses SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008?

SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 is used by capacitor manufacturers, specification writers, quality teams, test laboratories, and buyers of electronic components. Manufacturers use it to draft a compliant detail specification for fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with non-solid electrolyte. Quality and laboratory teams use it to define inspection and qualification checks, while buyers use it to confirm that the ordered part matches the declared ratings, marking, and packaging.

What changed in SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 from the previous edition?

SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 replaces the first edition published in 1993. The document states that this second edition is a minor revision related to tables, figures, and references.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008?

• IEC 60384-1 - The generic specification for fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment.
• IEC 60384-18 - The sectional specification for fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with solid (MnO2) and non-solid electrolyte.
• IEC 60410 - The sampling plan standard used for inspection by attributes, including the sample-size logic in the inspection tables.

What does the SIST EN 60384-18-2:2008 document contain?

The document contains a fill-in framework for a capacitor detail specification, including identification fields, an outline-drawing reference, ratings and characteristics, marking, ordering information, and optional added requirements. It also contains inspection tables that link each test to its conditions, sample size, and acceptance criterion.

Tables 1 to 4 support the technical description and declared characteristics, while Table 5 sets out the qualification conformance inspection schedule. In practice, the document is used to write, check, and approve a product-specific specification and to define the tests used for quality conformance.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2008
Fiksni kondenzatorji za uporabo v elektronski opremi -18-2. del: Okvirna podrobna
specifikacija - Fiksni aluminijski elektrolitski kondenzatorji z netrdim elektrolitom
za površinsko montažo - Ocenjevalni nivo EZ (IEC 60384-18-2:2007)
Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 18-2: Blank detail specification -
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with non-solid electrolyte -
Assessment level EZ (IEC 60384-18-2:2007)
Festkondensatoren zur Verwendung in Geräten der Elektronik - Teil 18-2: Vordruck für
Bauartspezifikation - Oberflächenmontierbare Aluminium-Elektrolyt-Kondensatoren mit
flüssigem Elektrolyten - Bewertungsstufe EZ (IEC 60384-18-2:2007)
Condensateurs fixes utilisés dans les équipements électroniques - Partie 18-2:
Spécification particuliere cadre - Condensateurs fixes électrolytiques en aluminium pour
montage en surface a électrolyte non solide - Niveau d'assurance de la qualité EZ (IEC
60384-18-2:2007)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60384-18-2:2007
ICS:
31.060.50 Aluminijski elektrolitni Aluminium electrolytic
kondenzatorji capacitors
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60384-18-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 31.060.50
English version
Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment -
Part 18-2: Blank detail specification -
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors
with non-solid electrolyte -
Assessment level EZ
(IEC 60384-18-2:2007)
Condensateurs fixes utilisés  Festkondensatoren zur Verwendung
dans les équipements électroniques - in Geräten der Elektronik -
Partie 18-2: Spécification Teil 18-2: Vordruck für Bauartspezifikation -
particulière cadre - Oberflächenmontierbare
Condensateurs fixes électrolytiques Aluminium-Elektrolyt-Kondensatoren
en aluminium pour montage mit flüssigem Elektrolyten -
en surface à électrolyte non solide - Bewertungsstufe EZ
Niveau d'assurance de la qualité EZ (IEC 60384-18-2:2007)
(CEI 60384-18-2:2007)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-04-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
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© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60384-18-2:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 40/1766/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60384-18-2, prepared by IEC TC 40,
Capacitors and resistors for electronic equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel Unique
Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60384-18-2 on 2007-04-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-01-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-04-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60384-18-2:2007 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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- 3 - EN 60384-18-2:2007
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

1) 2)
IEC 60384-1 (mod) - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN 60384-1 2001
equipment - + corr. October 2001
Part 1: Generic specification
1) 2)
IEC 60384-18 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN 60384-18 2007
equipment -
Part 18: Sectional specification - Fixed
aluminium electrolytic surface mount
capacitors with solid (MnO ) and non-solid
electrolyte
1)
IEC 60410 - Sampling plans and procedures for inspection - -
by attributes
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 60384-18-2
QC 302302
Second edition
2007-03
Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment –
Part 18-2:
Blank detail specification –
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface
mount capacitors with non-solid electrolyte –
Assessment level EZ
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with non-solid electrolyte –
Assessment level EZ
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International Standard IEC 60384-18-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 40:
Capacitors and resistors for electronic equipment.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1993 and constitutes a
minor revision related to tables, figures and references.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
40/1766/CDV 40/1824/RVC
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60384-18-2 © IEC:2007(E) – 3 –
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The QC number that appears on the front cover of this publication is the specification number
in the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ).
The list of all parts of the IEC 60384 series, under the general title Fixed capacitors for use in
electronic equipment, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this standard may be issued at a later date.

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FIXED CAPACITORS FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT –

Part 18-2: Blank detail specification –
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors
with non-solid electrolyte –
Assessment level EZ
Blank detail specification
A blank detail specification is a supplementary document to the sectional specification and
contains requirements for style, layout and minimum content of detail specifications. Detail
specifications not complying with these requirements may not be considered as being in
accordance with IEC specifications nor shall they so be described.
In the preparation of detail specifications the content of 1.4 of the sectional specification shall
be taken into account.
The numbers between square brackets on the first page correspond to the following
information, which shall be inserted in the position indicated.
Identification of the detail specification
(1) The “International Electrotechnical Commission” or the National Standards
Organization under whose authority the detail specification is drafted.
(2) The IEC or National Standards number of the detail specification, date of issue and any
further information required by the national system.
(3) The number and issue number of the IEC or national generic specification.
(4) The IEC number of the blank detail specification.
Identification of the capacitor
(5) A short description of the type of capacitor.
(6) Information on typical construction (when applicable).
NOTE When the capacitor is not designed for use in printed board applications, this is clearly stated in
the detail specification in this position.
(7) Outline drawing with main dimensions which are of importance for interchangeability
and/or reference to the national or international documents for outlines. Alternatively,
this drawing may be given in an annex to the detail specification.
(8) Application or group of applications covered and/or assessment level.
NOTE The assessment level(s) to be used in a detail specification are selected from 3.5.4 of the sectional
specification. This implies that one blank detail specification may be used in combination with several
assessment levels, provided the grouping of the tests does not change.
(9) Reference data on the most important properties, to allow comparison between the
various capacitor types.
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(1) IEC 60384-18-2-XXX (2)
QC 302302-XXX
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF ASSESSED (3) IEC 60384-18-2 (4)
QUALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH: QC302302

Outline drawing: (see Table 1) FIXED ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC SURFACE (5)
MOUNT CAPACITORS WITH NON-SOLID
(…angle projection)
ELECTROLYTE
(7)
(6)
(Other shapes are permitted within the Asse
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