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MIL-DTL-16878 Wire, Electrical, Insulated, General Specification ForThis specification covers unshielded wire for hookup and lead wiring of electrical and electronic components and equipment. The temperature rating of wire under this specification ranges from -65 to 260 degrees Celsius \(C\), with potential rating from 250 to 5,000 volts root mean square \(Vrms\).

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MIL-DTL-16878H

TABLE I. Details of conductors - Continued.

Maximum dc resistance of finished wire

Nominal

(ohms/1000 feet at 20 �C)

Size

Stranding

Nominal

Allowable

Diameter

diameter

desig-

(number of

conductor

number of

of conductor

Soft or

High-strength copper

Copper-

nation

strands

area

missing

alloy

individual

annealed copper

(see

x AWG of

(circular

strands

clad

strands

Min

Max

Silver-

Nickel-

Tin-

Silver-

Nickel-

mils)

1.2.4)

strands)

(max)

steel

(inch)

coated

coated coated

coated

6530

1 X 12

.0808

.0790

.082

1.620

1.680

1.690

6088

19 X 25

.0179

.0820

.093

1.810

1.880

1.920

37 X 28

5874

.0126

.0840

.091

1.900

1.980

2.020

6500

65 X 30

.0100

.0930

.099

1.730

1.800

1.850

10380

1 X 10

.1019

.1000

.103

1.020

1.050

1.060

37 X 26

9354

.0159

.1060

.115

1.190

1.240

1.260

10500

105 X 30

.0100

.1180

.130

1.070

1.110

1.150

16800

168 X 30

.0100

.1600

.175

.708

133 X 29 /

16983

.0113

.1580

.173

.658

.694

.701

26818

133 X 27

.0142

.1980

.217

.418

.436

.445

42615

133 X 25

.0179

.2500

.274

.264

.275

.280

66140

133 X 23

.0223

.3300

.355

.167

.171

.176

66304

259 X 26

.0159

.3250

.350

.174

.180

.186

665 X 30

66500

.0100

.3200

.342

.170

.177

.183

83916

259 X 25

.0179

.3700

.398

.123

.129

.144

81700

817 X 30

.0100

.3600

.382

.139

.144

.149

105682

259 X 24

.0202

.4150

.444

.103

.108

.113

1045 X 30

104500

.0100

.4050

.431

.108

.113

.116

133460

259 X 23

.0227

.4670

.492

.084

.088

.090

1330 X 30

133000

.0100

.4500

.486

.085

.089

.091

000

167096

259 X 22

.0255

.5250

.560

.069

.072

1672 X 30 /

000

167200

.0100

.5180

.545

.068

.071

0000

211851

259 X 21

.0286

.5900

.620

.053

.055

2109 X 30

0000

210900

.0100

.5800

.635

.054

.056

1/ Nominal values are for information only. Nominal values are not requirements.

2/ Preferred stranding for the associated AWG size.

3/ No high-strength copper alloy conductors above size 20.