MIL-DTL-5846D
1.SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers chromel and alumel thermocouple wire (see 6.5).
1.2 Classification. The thermocouple wire shall be of the following types and classes:
Type 1
Solid and stranded conductor
Class A Bare (solid conductor)
Class B Insulated (solid conductor)
Class C Insulated duplex (solid conductor)
Class D Insulated (stranded conductor)
Class E Insulated duplex (stranded conductor)
Type 2
Insulated duplex, stranded conductor (7 ohms per 25 feet)
Class A Stranded insulation
Type 3
Insulated duplex, stranded conductor (7 ohms per 50 feet)
Class A Stranded insulation
Type 4
Insulated duplex, stranded conductor (7 ohms per 100 feet)
Class A Stranded insulation
Military part number. The military part number shall consist of the letter "M," the
1.2.1
basic number of the specification, and an assigned dash number as shown below.
Information to be inserted shall be derived from 1.2 above and Table I.
M
5846-1
A
1/14
-A**
Military
Specification Type Class Number of
Conductor
designator
number
number
conductors
material
and wire
size
** For single conductor wire the wire material shall follow the wire size preceded by a
dash. A=Alumel. C=Chromel.
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3, 4, or 5 of this
specification. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this
specification or recommended for additional information or as examples. While every
effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned
that they must meet all specified requirements of documents cited in sections 3, 4, or 5 of
this specification, whether or not they are cited.
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