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(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful,
but is not mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. Wires covered by this specification are intended to be used for electrical
conductors in insulated wires. These wires are required to withstand extreme environments not
present in commercial applications.
6.1.1. Metric cross-reference tables. Soft metric conversions provided in tables III-A, III-B,
III-C, III-D, III-E, and III-F provides a cross reference for corresponding titled tables II-A, II-B,
II-C, II-D, II-E, and II-F for information.
6.1.2 Red plague. Silver plated copper wire is susceptible to red plague; a galvanic
corrosion reaction between silver and copper that occurs when the copper substrate (conductor)
is exposed to oxygen and moisture, see AIR-4487 for mitigation techniques.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Part number (see 1.2.1).
c. Quantity of conductor required.
d. Inspection conditions and classification of inspection, if other than specified (see 4.2 and
4.3).
e. Additional strand inspection/requirements (see 4.4).
f. If evidence of SPC methodology, a first article test report, or photographs are required
(see 4.3, 4.4.1, 4.5).
g. Inspection level (see 4.5).
h. Requirement for first article inspection, if necessary ( see 3.1.1 and 6.4).
i. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 First article inspection. When first article inspection is required, the contracting officer
should provide specific guidance to offerors whether the item(s) should be a first article sample,
a first production item, or a standard production item from the contractor's current inventory and
the number of items to be tested as specified in 4.5. The contracting officer should include
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