What is BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 about?
BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 is the second part of Environmental testing in multi-series.
BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 applicable to all electrical and electronic components whose terminations or integral mounting devices are liable to be submitted to stresses during normal assembly or handling operations and is also applicable to surface mount devices (SMDs).
Who is BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 for?
BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 on Environmental testing is useful for:
- Manufacturers of electronic components
- Research laboratories
- Manufacturer of automotive devices
- Manufacturer of sensors and monitoring devices
Why should you use BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21?
Environment testing helps to know the sustainability of the products in different climatic conditions and mechanical stress and increases the lifespan of the product.
BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 will help you in verifying the terminations and integral mounting devices that withstand such axial stresses during normal assembly or handling operations by using environment testing. This BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 identifies areas that aid in withstanding the bending loads by verifying the pliable and rigid terminations and also helps to withstand torsional forces and torque forces of termination during normal assembly. BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 guides you in assessment of mechanical robustness of surface mount device (SMD) terminations mounted on a substrate using a specified method. BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21 also helps in evaluating the robustness component’s body against external static forces and dynamic forces which are applied to it during mounting. Thus, increasing the lifespan of the device.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21:2021 supersedes BS EN 60068‑2‑21:2006. BS EN IEC 60068‑2‑21:2021 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 60068‑2‑21:2006. These include:
- Integration of parts of IEC 60068-2-77 (see Annex X); IEC 60068-2-77 is withdrawn with the publication of this document
- Annex X is added to show the correlation of the clauses and subclauses in this edition of IEC 60068-2-21 with the clauses in IEC 60068-2-21:2006 and IEC 60068-2-77:1999
