What this SIRIUS contactor is
The Siemens SIRIUS 3RT1316-2AD00 is a size S00 power contactor built for switching motor loads and resistive circuits in industrial control panels. It carries 4 normally-open main contacts and lands on a 35 mm DIN rail per EN 50022, with a screw-and-snap-on mount that fits tight enclosures — the footprint is 45 mm wide by 60 mm tall by 72 mm deep. The coil is rated for 42 V at both 50 Hz and 60 Hz, with an operating voltage range of 0.8 to 1.1 times rated at 50 Hz and 0.85 to 1.1 at 60 Hz. The main circuit uses spring-loaded terminals accepting 2x (0.25 to 2.5 mm²) solid or stranded wire, or 2x (24 to 14 AWG). The front of the terminal is rated IP20 for finger-safe access inside the panel; pollution degree 3 means it handles the conductive dust and humidity you find in a real plant room.
What the ratings mean for your BOM line
The AC-2 motor rating at 400 V is 4 kW — that's the load it can switch for slip-ring motors or other moderate-inductive starts. For resistive loads under AC-12 duty, the operating current maxes at 10 A. If you're coordinating with a short-circuit protective device, Type 2 coordination (no damage to the contactor) calls for a 20 A gL/gG fuse; Type 1 coordination (contactor may need replacement after a fault) allows a 35 A gL/gG fuse. These numbers govern the fuse sizing on your schematic, not the other way around. The auxiliary contact ratings cover DC switching too: 10 A at 24 V, 2 A at 60 V, 1 A at 110 V, and 0.3 A at 220 V — useful if you're breaking DC control circuits downstream. Operating temperature spans -25 to +60 °C, and altitude is good to 2 000 m without derating. Mechanical life is listed at 30 000 000 operating cycles typical — that's a lifetime figure for the contactor mechanism, not the contacts under load. Side-by-side mounting is allowed with a 6 mm gap to the side, so you can pack several in a row without losing rating.
Panel integration notes
Mounts on 35 mm DIN rail per EN 50022, screw-and-snap-on. The 45 mm width matches the standard S00 modular pitch, so it lines up with busbar systems and other SIRIUS components in the same row. Spring-loaded terminals on the main circuit mean no screw torquing — strip the wire to 8 mm, push it in, done. The IP20 front-of-terminal rating keeps fingers out but doesn't protect against washdown; this is a dry-panel part.