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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60068-2-21

NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 19.040; 31.190 Supersedes EN 60068-2-21:1999


English version


Environmental testing
Part 2-21: Tests -
Test U: Robustness of terminations and integral mounting devices
(IEC 60068-2-21:2006)


Essais d'environnement  Umweltprüfungen
Partie 2-21: Essais - Teil 2-21: Prüfungen -
Essai U: Robustesse des sorties et Prüfung U: Widerstandsfähigkeit der
des dispositifs de montage incorporés Anschlüsse und integrierter
(CEI 60068-2-21:2006) Befestigungsmittel
(IEC 60068-2-21:2006)




This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-07-01. 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
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2006 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60068-2-21:2006 E

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EN 60068-2-21:2006 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 91/582/FDIS, future edition 6 of IEC 60068-2-21, prepared by IEC TC 91,
Electronics assembly technology, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60068-2-21 on 2006-07-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60068-2-21:1999.
It includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 60068-2-21:1999
– addition of torque severity for nominal thread diameter of 8 mm in Test Ud: torque in accordance with
IEC 60252-2 (see Table 5);
– modification of substrate specification and mounting method describing lead-free solder in Test Ue
(see Figure 5 and 8.3.3 et al.);
– modification of test jig and test condition in Test Ue : substrate bending test (see Figure 7 et al.);
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– change of pushing force from 10 N to 5 N in Test Ue : shear test (see 8.5.3.2).
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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) 2007-04-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-07-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60068-2-21:2006 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

IEC 60068-1 1988 Environmental testing
+ corr. October 1988 Part 1: General and guidance
+ A1 1992 EN 60068-1 1994


IEC 60068-2-20 1979 Environmental testing
+ A2 1987 Part 2: Tests - Test T: Soldering HD 323.2.20 S3 1988


IEC 60068-2-58 2004 Environmental testing EN 60068-2-58 2004
Part 2-58: Tests - Test Td: Test met
...