MIL-DTL-16878/10E
TABLE I. Wire configuration and dimensions.
Finished wire
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
diameter
Wire
PIN 1/
Stranding
(inch)
(nominal)
Size
Material 2/
(inch)
Min
Max
Coating
M16878/10BEA*
24
1 X 24
Copper
Tin
.0201
.041
.049
24 3/
M16878/10CEA*
1 X 24
C.C. steel
Tin
.0201
.041
.049
M16878/10BEB*
24
7 X 32
Copper
Tin
.0240
.045
.053
M16878/10BEE*
24
19 X 36
Copper
Tin
.0250
.045
.053
M16878/10BFA*
22
1 X 22
Copper
Tin
.0254
.047
.055
22 3/
M16878/10CFA*
1 X 22
C.C. steel
Tin
.0254
.047
.055
M16878/10BFB*
22
7 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0300
.052
.060
M16878/10BFE*
22
19 X 34
Copper
Tin
.0320
.052
.060
M16878/10BGA*
20
1 X 20
Copper
Tin
.0320
.056
.064
M16878/10BGB*
20
7 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0380
.062
.070
M16878/10BGE*
20
19 X 32
Copper
Tin
.0400
.062
.070
M16878/10BHA*
18
1 X 18
Copper
Tin
.0403
.064
.072
M16878/10BHB*
18
7 X 26
Copper
Tin
.0480
.072
.080
M16878/10BHD*
18
16 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0470
.071
.079
M16878/10BHE*
18
19 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0500
.072
.080
M16878/10BJA*
16
1 X 16
Copper
Tin
.0508
.077
.085
M16878/10BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Tin
.0570
.083
.091
M16878/10BJF*
16
26 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0600
.086
.094
M16878/10BKA*
14
1 X 14
Copper
Tin
.0641
.094
.102
M16878/10BKE*
14
19 X 27
Copper
Tin
.0720
.102
.110
M16878/10BLE*
12
19 X 25
Copper
Tin
.0910
.121
.129
M16878/10BLJ*
12
65 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0930
.123
.131
M16878/10BMG*
10
37 X 26
Copper
Tin
.1110
.146
.156
M16878/10BMK*
10
105 X 30
Copper
Tin
.1200
.155
.165
M16878/10BNL*
8
133 X 29
Copper
Tin
.1690
.216
.226
M16878/10BPL*
6
133 X 27
Copper
Tin
.2130
.270
.282
M16878/10BRL*
4
133 X 25
Copper
Tin
.2690
.335
.349
M16878/10BSL*
2
133 X 23
Copper
Tin
.3350
.399
.415
M16878/10BTM*
1
259 X 25
Copper
Tin
.3780
.447
.465
M16878/10BUM*
0
259 X 24
Copper
Tin
.4240
.495
.511
M16878/10BWM*
00
259 X 23
Copper
Tin
.4770
.565
.585
M16878/10BYM*
000
259 X 22
Copper
Tin
.5330
.623
.633
M16878/10BZM*
0000
259 X 21
Copper
Tin
.6010
.690
.710
Notes:
1/ PIN stands for part or identifying number (see figure 2).
2/ C.C. stands for copper-clad.
3/ Inactive for new design.
M16878/
10
B
F
E
*
Military designation
Specification sheet
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Color
material
size
stranding
code
FIGURE 2. Example of PIN (see MIL-DTL-16878G).
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