Siemens SENTRON 5SY7632-8 — D-curve MCB for high-inrush loads
It's built for industrial panels where the load isn't purely resistive. Rated breaking capacity is 15 kA per EN 60898 and 25 kA per IEC 60947-2, with a DC rating of 15 kA per IEC 60947-2. At 400 V AC, that SCCR covers most distribution boards downstream of a transformer. The 4-pole design (3P+N) includes switched neutral, so it's suited for TN-S or TN-C-S systems where the neutral needs isolation.
Full 32 A rating holds at 35 °C; above that, derate progressively — 30.46 A at 40 °C, 29.66 A at 45 °C, 28.86 A at 50 °C, 28 A at 55 °C, 27.14 A at 60 °C. In a crowded enclosure with multiple breakers ganged, factor in the ambient rise. It occupies 4 modular width units (72 mm wide, 90 mm tall, 76 mm deep, 70 mm installation depth).
Siemens designates this for mechanical engineering and general industry — think machine tool cabinets, conveyor control panels, pump starter enclosures. The D curve and 4-pole switching make it a natural fit for three-phase motor branch circuits where the neutral is also switched.
