Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment -- Part 18: Sectional specification - Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with solid (MnO2) and non-solid electrolyte

This part of IEC 60384 applies to fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with solid (MnO2) and non-solid electrolyte primarily intended for d.c. applications for use in electronic equipment.

Festkondensatoren zur Verwendung in Geräten der Elektronik -- Teil 18: Rahmenspezifikation - Oberlfächenmontierbare Aluminium-Elektrolyt-Kondensatoren mit festen (MnO2) und flüssigen Elektrolyten

Condensateurs fixes utilisés dans les équipements électroniques -- Partie 18: Spécification intermédiaire - Condensateurs fixes électrolytiques en aluminium pour montage en surface à électrolyte solide (MnO2) et non solide

La CEI 60384-18:2007 s'applique aux condensateurs fixes électrolytiques à l'aluminium pour montage en surface à électrolyte solide (MnO2) destinés principalement aux applications en courant continu dans des équipements électroniques. Elle prescrit les caractéristiques et valeurs nominales préférentielles, de sélectionner, en se référant à la norme CEI 60384-1, les procédures d'assurance qualité appropriées, les essais et les méthodes de mesure et de donner les exigences de performances générales pour ce type de condensateur. Il convient que les sévérités et les exigences d'essai prescrites dans les spécifications particulières se rapportant à cette spécification intermédiaire présentent des niveaux performances supérieurs ou égaux, parce que les niveaux de performance inférieurs ne sont pas autorisés. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition publiée en 1993, ainsi que son Amendement 1 (1998). Cette édition constitue une révision mineure des tableaux, valeurs et références.

Fiksni kondenzatorji za uporabo v elektronski opremi - 18. del: Področna specifikacija - Fiksni aluminijski elektrolitski kondenzatorji s trdim (MnO2) in netrdim elektrolitom za površinsko montažo (IEC 60384-18:2007)

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Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment - Part 18: Sectional specification - Fixed
aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with solid (MnO2) and non-solid
electrolyte (IEC 60384-18:2007)
Festkondensatoren zur Verwendung in Geräten der Elektronik - Teil 18:
Rahmenspezifikation - Oberlfächenmontierbare Aluminium-Elektrolyt-Kondensatoren mit
festen (MnO2) und flüssigen Elektrolyten (IEC 60384-18:2007)
Condensateurs fixes utilisés dans les équipements électroniques - Partie 18:
Spécification intermédiaire - Condensateurs fixes électrolytiques en aluminium pour
montage en surface a électrolyte solide (MnO2) et non solide (IEC 60384-18:2007)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60384-18:2007
ICS:
31.060.50 Aluminijski elektrolitni Aluminium electrolytic
kondenzatorji capacitors
SIST EN 60384-18:2008 en,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60384-18

NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 31.060.50


English version


Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment -
Part 18: Sectional specification -
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors
with solid (MnO ) and non-solid electrolyte
2
(IEC 60384-18:2007)


Condensateurs fixes utilisés  Festkondensatoren zur Verwendung
dans les équipements électroniques - in Geräten der Elektronik -
Partie 18: Spécification intermédiaire - Teil 18: Rahmenspezifikation -
Condensateurs fixes électrolytiques Oberlfächenmontierbare
en aluminium pour montage en surface Aluminium-Elektrolyt-Kondensatoren
à électrolyte solide (MnO ) et non solide mit festen (MnO )
2 2
(CEI 60384-18:2007) und flüssigen Elektrolyten
(IEC 60384-18:2007)




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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 60384-18:2007 E

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EN 60384-18:2007 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 40/1764/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60384-18, 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 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.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60384-18:2007 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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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)
IEC 60063 - Preferred number series for resistors and - -
capacitors


1) 2)
IEC 60068-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 1994
Part 1: General and guidance


IEC 60068-2-58 2004 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-58 2004
Part 2-58: Tests - Test Td: Test methods for + corr. December 2004
solderability, resistance to dissolution of
metallization and to soldering heat of surface
mounting devices (SMD)


IEC 60384-1 (mod) 1999 Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN 60384-1 2001
equipment - + corr. October 2001
Part 1: Generic specification


1) 2)
IEC 60384-18-1 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN 60384-18-1 2007
equipment -
Part 18-1: Blank detail specification - Fixed
aluminium electrolytic surface mount
capacitors with solid (MnO ) electrolyte -
2
Assessment level EZ


1) 2)
IEC 60384-18-2 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN 60384-18-2 2007
equipment -
Part 18-2: Blank detail specification - Fixed
aluminium electrolytic surface mount
capacitors with non-solid electrolyte -
Assessment level EZ


1)
IEC 60410 - Sampling plans and procedures for inspection - -
by attributes


1)
ISO 3 - Preferred numbers - Series of preferred - -
numbers




1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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INTERNATIONAL IEC


STANDARD 60384-18


QC 302300



Second edition

2007-03

Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment –
Part 18:
Sectional specification –
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface
mount capacitors with solid (MnO )
2
and non-solid electrolyte
© IEC 2007 ⎯ Copyright - all rights reserved
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For price, see current catalogue

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4

General .6
1
1.1 Scope.6
1.2 Object .6
1.3 Normative references .6
1.4 Information to be given in a detail specification .7
1.5 Terms and definitions .8
1.6 Marking .8
2 Preferred ratings and characteristics.9
2.1 Preferred characteristics.9
2.2 Preferred values of ratings.9
3 Quality assessment procedures .10
3.1 Primary stage of manufacture .10
3.2 Structurally similar components .10
3.3 Certified records of released lots .10
3.4 Qualification approval procedures .10
3.5 Quality Conformance Inspection .21
4 Test and measurement procedures .23
4.1 Drying.23
4.2 Measuring conditions .23
4.3 Mounting .23
4.4 Visual examination and check of dimensions.23
4.5 Electrical tests .23
4.6 Resistance to soldering heat.25
4.7 Solderability.25
4.8 Shear test.25
4.9 Substrate bending test.25
4.10 Rapid change of temperature.26
4.11 Climatic sequence .26
4.12 Damp heat, steady state .26
4.13 Characteristics at high and low temperature.27
4.14 Surge .27
4.15 Endurance.27
4.16 Reverse voltage (if required by the detail specification) .28
4.17 Storage at high temperature .28
4.18 Storage at low temperature (for non-solid electrolyte capacitors only).29
4.19 Charge and discharge (if required by the detail specification) .29
4.20 Component solvent resistance (if applicable) .29
4.21 Solvent resistance of the marking (if applicable).29
4.22 High surge current (for solid electrolyte capacitors only and if required by the
detail specification).30

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Table 1 – Category voltages .10
Table 2 – Sampling plan for qualification approval, assessment level EZ.12
Table 3 – Test schedule for qualification approval .13
Table 4 – Lot-by-lot inspection.22
Table 5 – Periodic inspection.22

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
____________

FIXED CAPACITORS FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT –

Part 18: Sectional specification –
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors
with solid (MnO ) and non-solid electrolyte
2


FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC
Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested
in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-
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with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by
agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all
interested IEC National Committees.
3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
Committees in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of IEC
Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any
misinterpretation by any end user.
4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publications
transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence
between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in
the latter.
5) IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any
equipment declared to be in conformity with an IEC Publication.
6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this publication.
7) No liability shall attach to IEC or its directors, employees, servants or agents including individual experts and
members of its technical committees and IEC National Committees for any personal injury, property damage or
other damage of any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for costs (including legal fees) and
expenses arising out of the publication, use of, or reliance upon, this IEC Publication or any other IEC
Publications.
8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60384-18 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 its
amendment 1 (1998). This edition 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
40/1764/CDV 40/1822/RVC

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.

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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 publication may be issued at a later date.

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FIXED CAPACITORS FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT –

Part 18: Sectional specification –
Fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors
with solid (MnO ) and non-solid electrolyte
2



1 General
1.1 Scope
This part of IEC 60384 applies to fixed aluminium electrolytic surface mount capacitors with
solid (MnO ) and non-solid electrolyte primarily intended for d.c. applications for use in
2
electronic equipment.
1.2 Object
The object of this standard is to prescribe preferred ratings and characteristics and to select
from IEC 60384-1 the appropriate quality assessment procedures, tests and measuring
methods and to give general performance requirements for this type of capacitor. Test
severities and requirements prescribed in detail specifications referring to this sectional
specification should be of equal or higher performance level, because lower performance levels
are not permitted.
1.3 Normative references
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.
IEC 60063, Preferred number series for resistors and capacitors
IEC 60068-1, Environmental testing – Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-58:2004, Environmental testing – Part 2-58: Tests – Test Td: Test methods for
solderability, resistance to dissolution of metallization and to soldering heat of surface
mounting devices (SMD)
IEC 60384-1:1999, Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment – Part 1: Generic
specification
IEC 60384-18-1, Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment – Part 18-1: Blank detail
specification – Fixed aluminium electrolytic chip capacitors with solid (MnO2) electrolyte -
Assessment level EZ
IEC 60384-18-2, Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment – Part 18-2: Blank detail
specification – Fixed aluminium electrolytic chip capacitors with non-solid electrolyte -
Assessment level EZ
IEC 60410, Sampling plans and procedures for inspection by attributes
ISO 3, Preferred numbers – Series of preferred numbers

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1.4 Information to be given in a detail specification
Detail specifications shall be derived from the relevant blank detail specification.
Detail specifications shall not specify requirements inferior to those of the generic, sectional or
blank detail specification. When more severe requirements are included, they shall be listed in
1.9 of the detail specification and indicated in the test schedules, for example, by an asterisk.
NOTE The information given in 1.4.1 may, for convenience, be presented in tabular form.
The following information shall be given in each detail specification and the values quoted shall
preferably be selected from those given in the appropriate clause of this sectional specification.
1.4.1 Outline drawing and dimensions
There shall be an illustration of the capacitor as an aid to easy recognition and for comparison
of the capacitor with others. Dimensions and their associated tolerances, which affect
interchangeability and mounting, shall be given in the detail specification. All dimensions shall
preferably be stated in millimetres; however, when the original dimensions are given in inches,
the converted metric dimensions in millimetres shall be added.
Normally, the numerical values shall be given for the length of the body, the width and height of
the body and the wire spacing, or for cylindrical types, the body diameter, and the length and
diameter of the terminations. When necessary, for example, when a number of items
(capacitance values/voltage ranges) are covered by a detail specification, the dimensions and
their associated tolerances shall be placed in a table below the drawing.
When the configuration is other than described above, the detail specification shall state such
dimensional information as will adequately describe the capacitor. When the capacitor is not
designed for use on printed boards, this shall be clearly stated in the detail specification.
1.4.2 Mounting
The detail specification shall specify the method of mounting to be applied for normal use and
for the application of the vibration and the bump or shock tests. The capacitors shall be
mounted by their normal means. The design of the capacitor may be such that special
mounting fixtures are required in its use. In this case, the detail specification shall describe the
mounting fixtures and they shall be used in the application of the vibration and bump or shock
tests.
1.4.3 Ratings and characteristics
The ratings and characteristics shall be in accordance with the relevant clauses of this
specification, together with the following.
1.4.3.1 Rated capacitance range
See 2.2.1.
NOTE When products approved to the detail specification have different ranges, the following statement should be
added: "The range of values available in each voltage range is given in IEC QC 001005.".
1.4.3.2 Particular characteristics
Additional characteristics may be listed when they are considered necessary to specify
adequately the component for design and application purposes.

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1.4.3.3 Soldering
The detail specification shall prescribe the test methods, severities and requirements
applicable for the solderability and the resistance to soldering heat test.
1.4.4 Marking
The detail specification shall specify the content of the marking on the capacitor and on the
package. Deviations in 1.6 of this sectional specification shall be specifically stated.
1.5 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions, as well as those given
in IEC 60384-1, apply.
1.5.1
capacitance of an electrolytic capacitor
capacitance of an equivalent circuit having capacitance and resistance in series measured with
alternating current approximately sinusoidal waveform at a specified frequency
1.5.2
surface mount capacitor
capacitor whose small dimensions or nature or shape of terminations make it suitable for
surface mounting in hybrid circuits and printed boards.
1.5.3
reverse voltage (for polar capacitors only)
voltage applied to the capacitor terminals in the reverse polarity direction
1.6 Marking
According to 2.4 of IEC 60384-1, with the following details:
1.6.1 The information given in the marking is normally selected from the following list; the
relative importance of each item is indicated by its position in the list:
a) polarity of the terminations (unless identified by the construction)
b) rated capacitance;
c) rated voltage (d.c. voltage may be indicated by the symbol:      or     );
d) tolerance on rated capacitance;
e) reference to the grade (in accordance with 1.1).
f) year and month (or week) of manufacture;
g) manufacturer's name or trade mark;
h) climatic category;
i) manufacturer's type designation;
j) reference to the detail specification.
1.6.2 Surface mount capacitors are generally not marked on the body. If some marking can
be applied, they shall be clearly marked with as many as possible of the remaining items as is
considered useful. Any duplication of information in the marking on the capacitor should be
avoided.
1.6.3 Any marking shall be legible and not easily smeared or removed by rubbing with the
finger.

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1.6.4 The package containing the capacitor(s) shall be clearly marked with all the information
listed in 1.6.1, except polarity, unless this is applicable to the method of packing.
1.6.5 Any additional marking shall be so applied that no confusion can arise.
2 Preferred ratings and characteristics
2.1 Preferred characteristics
The values given in detail specifications shall preferably be selected from the following.
2.1.1 Preferred climatic categories
The capacitors covered by this specification are classified into climatic categories according to
the general rules given in IEC 60068-1.
The lower and upper category temperature and the duration of the damp-heat, steady-state test
shall be chosen from the following.
Lower category temperature: –55 °C, –40 °C, –25 °C and –10 °C.
Upper category temperature: +85 °C, +100 °C, +105 °C and +125 °C.
Duration of the damp-heat, steady-state test: 10, 21 and 56 days.
The severities for the cold and dry heat tests are the lower and upper category temperatures
respectively.
2.2 Preferred values of ratings
2.2.1 Rated capacitance (C )
R
Preferred values of rated capacitance are chosen from the E6 series of IEC 60063 and their
decimal multiples.
2.2.2 Tolerance on rated capacitance
Preferred values of tolerances on rated capacitance are:
–10 / +10 % and –20 / +20 %
2.2.3 Rated voltage (U )
R
Preferred values of rated direct voltages taken from the R5 series of ISO 3 are:
1,0 V, 1,6 V, 2,5 V, 4,0 V, 6,3 V and their decimal multiples
If other values are required, they shall preferably be chosen from the R10 series.
Also 35 V is preferred.
2.2.4 Category voltage (U )
C
For capacitors having an upper category temperature of 125 °C, category voltages are given in
Table 1.

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Table 1 – Category voltages
U
R
2,5 4 6,3 10 16 25 40 63
(V)
U
C
1,6 2,5 4 6,3 10 16 25 40
(V)

2.2.5 Surge voltage
The surge voltage shall be 1,15 times the rated or category voltage, rounded off to the nearest
volt.
2.2.6 Rated temperature
The value of the rated temperature is 85 °C, 100 °C, 105 °C or 125 °C.
3 Quality assessment procedures
3.1 Primary stage of manufacture
For capacitors with solid electrolyte, the primary stage of manufacture is the etching or
formation of the anode body.
For capacitors with non-solid electrolyte, the primary stage of manufacture is the capacitor
manufacturer's evaluation of the formed anode foil.
3.2 Structurally similar components
Capacitors considered as being structurally similar are capacitors produced with similar
processes and materials, though they may be of different case sizes and values.
3.3 Certified records of released lots
The information required in 3.9 of IEC 60384-1 shall be made available when prescribed in the
detail specification and when requested by a purchaser. After the endurance test the
parameters for which variables information is required are the capacitance change, tan δ and
the leakage current.
3.4 Qualification approval procedures
The procedures for qualification approval testing are given in 3.5 of the generic specification,
IEC 60384-1.
The schedule to be used for qualification approval testing on the basis of lot-by-lot and periodic
tests is given in 3.5 of this specification. The procedure using a fixed sample size schedule is
given in 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 below.
3.4.1 Qualification approval on the basis of the fixed sample size procedure
Sampling
The fixed sample size procedure is described in 3.5.3b) of IEC 60384-1. The sample shall be
representative of the range of capacitors for which approval is sought. This may or may not be
the complete range covered by the detail specification.

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The sample shall consist of specimens having the lowest and highest voltages and for these
voltages the smallest and largest case size. When there are more than four case sizes, an
intermediate case size shall also be tested. In each of these case size/volta
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