MIL-DTL-17/130F
Inner conductor properties:
DC resistance (maximum at 20ºC): 2.06 ohms per 100 feet.
Elongation: 10 percent, minimum for class 40 A wire.
1.0 percent minimum for class 40 HS wire.
Tensile strength: 40,000 inch2-poounds minimum for class 40 A wire.
90,000 inch2-pounds minimum for class 40 HS wire.
Tensile strength (outer-conductor): 35,000 inch2-pounds, maximum, 40 percent elongation minimum
measured over two inches (not applicable to M17/130-RG402 through -00003) in accordance with
ASTM E8.
Engineering notes: This cable is useful in critical RF performance applications (see connector series
SMA in accordance with MIL-PRF-39012). This cable is generally manufactured in 20-foot lengths.
Different lengths are available.
REQUIREMENTS:
Dimensions, configuration, and descriptions: See figure 1 and table I.
Environmental and mechanical:
Eccentricity: 6 percent, maximum.
Adhesion of conductors:
Inner conductor to core: 4 pounds minimum; 65 pounds, maximum.
Outer conductor to core: 4 pounds minimum.
Aging stability: Not applicable.
Stress crack resistance: Not applicable.
Cold bend: Not applicable.
Outer conductor integrity: Four specimens, approximately 2 feet long, shall be cut from the sample
unit. The specimens shall be suspended in a heat chamber without touching one another or the walls of
the chamber and conditioned for 1 hour 30 minutes minimum at the specified maximum operating
temperature ±5ºC. Heated air shall be circulated so as to maintain a uniform test temperature. After the
conditioning period, the specimens shall be removed from the heat chamber and conditioned at room
ambient temperature for 4 hours minimum. The specimen shall then have one end immersed into molten
solder to a depth of 0.5 inch minimum for 15 seconds minimum. The molten solder temperature shall be
+230°C minimum. After the conditioning period, the specimens shall be removed from the molten solder
and conditioned at room ambient temperature for 1 hour minimum. Examine the specimens for cracks,
flaws, or other damage in the outer conductor material.
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