MIL-DTL-25038 Wire, Electrical, High Temperature, Fire Resistant, And Flight CriticalThis specification covers insulated single wire for electrical use in flight critical circuits and under short-time emergency conditions involving exposure to flames with temperatures up to 2,000 degrees F \(see 6.1\).

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MIL-DTL-25038J

3.9 Workmanship. The wire shall be free from lumps, kinks, splits, abrasions, scraped or corroded

surfaces, and skin impurities.

4. VERIFICATION

4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified as

follows:

a. Qualification inspection (see 4.3).

b. Conformance inspection (see 4.4).

4.2.1 Test conditions. Unless otherwise specified in the method, all inspections shall be performed in

accordance with the test conditions specified in the applicable section of FED-STD-228.

4.3 Qualification inspection. Qualification inspection shall consist of all the qualification tests and

inspections of table III.

4.3.1 Qualification samples. Finished wire samples of the following lengths shall be selected for

each wire size range. The sample may be any size wire within the specified size range. When the

insulation wall thickness or other construction details vary significantly within a wire range

(e.g., MIL-DTL-25038/3-22), additional samples shall be qualification tested.

Wire size range (AWG)

22 through 6

4 through 0000