MIL-DTL-16878/8C
TABLE I. Wire configuration and dimensions.
Finished wire
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
diameter
Wire
PIN 1/
Stranding
(inch)
(nominal)
size
(inch)
Material
Coating
Min
Max
M16878/8BEB*
24
7 X 32
Copper
Silver
.024
.083
.091
M16878/8BFB*
22
7 X 30
Copper
Silver
.030
.089
.097
M16878/8BGB*
20
7 X 28
Copper
Silver
.038
.097
.105
M16878/8BGC*
20
10 X 30
Copper
Silver
.038
.097
.105
M16878/8BHB*
18
7 X 26
Copper
Silver
.048
.107
.115
M16878/8BHD*
18
16 X 30
Copper
Silver
.048
.107
.115
M16878/8BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Silver
.057
.116
.124
M16878/8BJF*
16
26 X 30
Copper
Silver
.057
.116
.124
M16878/8BKE*
14
19 X 27
Copper
Silver
.072
.161
.171
M16878/8BKH*
14
41 X 30
Copper
Silver
.072
.161
.171
M16878/8BLE*
12
19 X 25
Copper
Silver
.091
.180
.190
M16878/8BLJ*
12
65 X 30
Copper
Silver
.091
.180
.190
M16878/8BMG*
10
37 X 26
Copper
Silver
.111
.200
.210
M16878/8BMK*
10
105 X 30
Copper
Silver
.120
.200
.210
M16878/8BNL*
8
133 X 29
Copper
Silver
.169
.281
.307
M16878/8BPL*
6
133 X 27
Copper
Silver
.213
.326
.351
M16878/8BRL*
4
133 X 25
Copper
Silver
.269
.382
.407
M16878/8BSL*
2
133 X 23
Copper
Silver
.335
.448
.473
M16878/8BTN*
1
259 X 25
Copper
Silver
.378
.519
.550
M16878/8BUN*
0
259 X 24
Copper
Silver
.424
.565
.596
M16878/8BWN*
00
259 X 23
Copper
Silver
.477
.618
.649
M16878/8BYN*
000
259 X 22
Copper
Silver
.533
.694
.725
M16878/8BZN*
0000
259 X 21
Copper
Silver
.601
.742
.773
Notes:
1/ PIN stands for part or identifying number (see figure 2).
M16878/
8
B
F
B
*
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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