MT 19 - TC 104/MT 19

IEC 60721-3-0:2020 provides guidance on the use of all parts of IEC 60721-3. It contains background information including information on the application and limitation of the classes given in various parts of IEC 60721-3 which can be used in the design, limitation of conditions and protection of equipment.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1984 and Amendment 1:1987. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) This edition has been extensively simplified to only provide necessary information with regard to the process given in the other parts of IEC 60721-3 and information on class severity has been updated.

IEC 60721-3-3:2019 classifies groups of environmental parameters and their severities to which products are subjected when installed for stationary use at weatherprotected locations.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1994, Amendment 1: 1995 and Amendment 2:1996. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Clause 3: definitions aligned with IEC 60721-3-1.
b) Clause 4: aligned with IEC 60721-3-1.
c) Clause 5: Clause A.3 has been incorporated into Clause 5.
d) Subclause 5.2: all existing climate classes have been replaced by completely new classes. The new classes are divided into two groups. The reason for the new classes is the latest revision of IEC 60721-2-1 which incorporates new climate types.
e) Subclause 5.3: addition of a new class for low air pressure.
f) Defined values of chemically active substances are now by reference to ISO 9223.
g) Subclause 5.6: all existing classes for mechanically active substances have been replaced by completely new classes, in alignment with IEC 60721-3-1.
h) Subclause 5.7: all existing classes for mechanical conditions have been replaced by completely new classes, in alignment with IEC 60721-3-1.
i) Table 1: new climatic classes with new severities.
j) Table 2: new class for low air pressure.
k) Table 4: new mechanically active substances classes.
l) Table 5: new mechanical conditions classes.
m) Annex A: revised and includes a clean climatogram.
n) Annex B: revised and includes the definition of seismic environment.
o) All classes regarding fire, all combined classes, all chemically active substances classes, Clause A.2, Annexes C, D and E have been removed.

IEC 60721-3-4:2019 classifies groups of environmental parameters and their severities to which products are subjected when installed for stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations. Weatherprotected locations where products can be mounted for stationary use permanently or temporarily are addressed in IEC 60721-3-3.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1995 and Amendment 1:1996. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Clause 1: reworded.
b) Clause 2: normative references have been updated.
c) Clause 3: definitions have been updated.
d) Clause 4: reworded and simplified.
e) Clause 5: revised and updated. Several classes have been replaced by completely new classes based on the use of new information obtained from referenced technical reports.
f) Defined values of chemically active substances are now by reference to ISO 9223.
g) Tables 1 through 5: updated.
The contents of the corrigendum of July 2023 have been included in this copy.

IEC 60721-3-1:2018 is also available as IEC 60721-3-1:2018 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 60721-3-1:2018 classifies the groups of environmental parameters and their severities to which products together with their packaging, if any, are subjected when stored. The environmental conditions specified in this document are limited to those which can directly affect the products or their ultimate performance. Only environmental conditions as such are considered. No special description of the effects of these conditions on the products is given. Environmental conditions directly related to fire or explosions are not included. Conditions of stationary use, portable and non-stationary use, use in vehicles and ships, and conditions of transportation are given in other subparts of the IEC 60721-3 series. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 1997, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a. Clause 3: reworded and simplified.
b. Clause 4: reworded and simplified.
c. Clause 5: Annex C has been incorporated in Clause 5.
d. 5.2: all existing climate classes have been replaced by completely new classes. The new classes are divided into 3 groups. The reason for the new classes is the latest revision of IEC 60721-2-1 which incorporated new climate types.
e. 5.3: new classes for solar radiation and snow load.
f. 5.6: all existing classes for mechanically active substances have been replaced by completely new classes.
g. 5.7: all existing classes for mechanical conditions have been replaced by completely new classes.
h. Table 1: new climatic classes with new severities.
i. Table 2: new classes for solar radiation and snow load.
j. Table 5 new mechanically active substances classes.
k. Table 6: new mechanical conditions classes.

IEC 60721-3-2:2018 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is not an official document, it is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition.
IEC 60721-3-2:2018 classifies the groups of environmental parameters and their severities to which a product is subjected while being transported and handled. The most commonly used methods of transportation and handling have been taken into account, including the following:
- road transport: cars, trucks;
- rail transport: trains, trams;
- water transport, inland and maritime: ships;
- air transport: aircraft, jet, propeller, helicopter;
- handling equipment: cranes, transport lifts, cableways, persons;
- conveyors;
- hand trollies.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 1997, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a. Clause 1: reworded and added handling.
b. Clause 2: updated normative references.
c. Clause 3: updated definitions.
d. Clause 4: reworded and simplified.
e. Clause 5: revised and updated. Several classes have been replaced by completely new classes based on the use of new information obtained from referenced Technical Reports.
f. Table 1 through Table 5: updated.
g. Table 6 added.
h. Old annexes A to C removed except Clause A.3 that is incorporated in Clause 5.
i. New Annex A.
The contents of the corrigenda of November 2018 and June 2022 have been included in this copy.

IEC 60721-2-9:2014 is intended to be used to define the strategy for arriving at an environmental description from measured data when related to a product's life cycle. Its object is to define fundamental properties and quantities for characterization of storage, transportation and in-use shock and vibration data as background material for the severities to which products are liable to be exposed during those phases of their lifecycle.

IEC TR 60721-4-7:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3-7 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic and biological and other effects due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.

A technical report dealing with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. It is an introduction to the series of publications IEC 60721-4 which aims at providing the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables to help correlate and transform these conditions. The purpose of this technical report is to recommend the environmental tests which may be chosen to demonstrate the capability of a product to function or survive satisfactorily as specified in the relevant specification when subjected to the climatic and dynamic conditions given by IEC 60721-3. These test severities, including their suggested duration, are not intended to demonstrate the reliability of the product, guidance for which should be sought from the publications concerning the field of availability, reliability, maintainability and maintenance support. Whilst it may not be possible to recommend severities for all types of product, locations and applications, it is possible to suggest tests which are adequate for the majority. Guidance information has been included with the suggested tests which describes how the severities have been chosen. The rationale contained in this guidance may also be used to help modify test severities when the conditions found in IEC 60721-3 do not adequately describe a particular environment or application.

IEC TR 60721-4-3:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3-3 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic and biological and other effects due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.

IEC TR 60721-4-5:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3-5 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic and biological and other effects due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.

IEC TR 60721-4-6:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3-6 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic and biological and other effects due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.

Classifies the environmental conditions to which a product not forming part of the vehicle is subjected when installed in a ground vehicle. Such products are for example radios, communication systems, fare meters, and flow meters for liquids transported by the vehicle. Vehicles where products may be permanently or temporarily installed include road vehicles, rail vehicles, overland vehicles, handling and storage vehicles, and self-propelled machinery.

IEC TR 60721-4-2:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3-2 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic and biological and other effects due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.

IEC TR 60721-4-4:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the conditions given in IEC 60721-3-4 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic and biological and other effects due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.

IEC TR 60721-4-1:2001 Deals with the correlation and transformation of the condition given in IEC 60721-3-1 to the environmental tests defined in IEC 60068-2. An environment may consist of a number of environmental conditions such as dynamic, climatic, and biological and other effects, due to chemically and mechanically active substances. In this report, only dynamic and climatic conditions have been considered. The purpose of this technical report is to provide the specification writer with guidance together with a set of easy-to-use tables which correlate and transform these conditions.