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Specification
This Issue:
Date:
Replaces:
RT-1116
Issue 5
October 19, 2012
Issue 4
Thermofit DR-25 Tubing
Elastomeric, Fluid Resistant, Abrasion Resistant, Flexible, Heat-Shrinkable
1.
SCOPE
This specification covers the requirements for one type of highly flexible, electrical insulating, extruded
tubing whose diameter will reduce to a predetermined size upon the application of heat in excess of 175°C
(347°F).
APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
This specification takes precedence over documents referenced herein. Unless otherwise specified, the latest
issue of referenced documents applies. The following documents form a part of this specification to the
extent specified herein.
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED DOCUMENTS
Military
MIL-PRF-5606
MIL-DTL-5624
MIL-PRF-6083
SAE-AMS1424
MIL-PRF-23699F
MIL-PRF-46170D
Federal
A-A-59133
A-A-52557
2.2
Cleaning Compound, High Pressure (Steam) Cleaner
Fuel Oil, Diesel
Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, Aircraft, Missile, and Ordnance
Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Grades JP-4 and JP-5
Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, for Preservation and Operation
Anti-Icing and Deicing - Defrosting Fluid
Lubricating Oil, Aircraft Turbine Engines, Synthetic Base
Hydraulic Fluid, Rust Inhibited, Fire-Resistant, Synthetic Hydrocarbon Base
2.
2.1
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
D 257
D 412
D 2240
D 2671
G 21
Standard Test Methods for D-C Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
Standard Test Methods for Rubber Properties in Tension
Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property - Durometer Hardness
Standard Methods of Testing Heat-Shrinkable Tubing for Electrical Use
Standard Recommended Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric
Materials to Fungi
(Copies of ASTM publications may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916
Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103).
3.
3.1
REQUIREMENTS
MATERIAL
The tubing shall be fabricated from a stabilized, flame resistant, modified elastomer and shall be radiation
crosslinked. It shall be homogeneous and essentially free from flaws, defects, pinholes, bubbles, seams,
cracks, and inclusions.
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