MIL-DTL-27072/68C
Sheath:
Material:
Polyvinyl chloride
Wall thickness:
.040 inch maximum
Tensile strength:
In accordance with MIL-DTL-27072
Ultimate elongation:
In accordance with MIL-DTL-27072
Accelerated aging:
In accordance with MIL-DTL-27072
Color:
See MIL-DTL-27072
Finished cable:
See table I
Cold bend:
Mandrel size in accordance with MIL-DTL-27072
Dielectric withstanding voltage:
2,000 V rms
Conductor resistance:
In accordance with basic wire specification
TABLE I. Construction data.
Basic wire except color
Finished
1/,2/
M16878/17BGB***
cable
(reference)
diameter
PIN 27072/68
Wire
Nominal
inch(mm)
Number of
Strand size
size
diameter
±10%
strands
(AWG)
inch(mm)
KACA
20
7
28
.064(1.63)
.520(13.2)
1/ Asterisks (*) shall be replaced by the appropriate color designator.
2/ Dimensions are in inches. Metric equivalents are given for information only.
Changes from previous issue: Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes with
respect to the previous issues due to the extensiveness of the changes.
Referenced document. This document references MIL-DTL-27072.
CONCLUDING MATERIAL
Custodians:
Preparing activity:
Army - CR
DLA - CC
Navy - SH
Air Force - 85
(Project 6145-2012-026)
DLA CC
NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document. Since
organizations and responsibilities can change, you should verify the currency of this information above
using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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