MIL-DTL-5688E
SPECIFICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MIL-DTL-781
- Terminal; Wire Rope Swaging.
MIL-DTL-83420
- Wire Rope, Flexible, for Aircraft Control.
(Unless otherwise indicated, copies of the above specifications, standards, and handbooks
are available from the Defense Printing Service Detachment Office, Building 4D, 700 Robbins
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.)
2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and
the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this
document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has
been obtained.
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Proof/prestretching load. Loads for proof load testing and prestretching of all wire
rope terminal assemblies, including the entire length of the wire rope shall be as specified in
table I. Proof load testing may also be used for the prestretching of the wire rope.
TABLE I. Load values.
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Cable
Carbon Steel Wire Rope
MIL-DTL-83420,
MIL-DTL-83420,
Type I and II
Type I and II
Composition A
Composition B
Cable
Load (lbs.) 1/
Load (lbs.) 1/
Diameter
Construction
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
1/32
3X7
66
69
66
69
3/64
7X7
162
170
162
170
1/16
7X7
288
302
288
302
1/16
7 X 19
288
302
288
302
3/32
7X7
552
580
552
580
3/32
7 X 19
600
630
552
580
1/8
7 X 19
1,200
1,260
1,056
1,109
5/32
7 X 19
1,680
1,764
1,440
1,512
3/16
7 X 19
2,520
2,646
2,220
2,331
7/32
7 X 19
3,360
3,528
3,000
3,150
1/4
7 X 19
4,200
4,410
3,840
4,032
9/32
7 X 19
4,800
5,040
4,680
4,914
5/16
7 X 19
5,880
6,174
5,400
5,670
3/8
7 X 19
8,640
9,072
7,200
7,560
1/ Unless otherwise specified, for applications using wire rope other than MIL-DTL-83420, load values shall
be 60 (+5, -0) percent of the minimum breaking strength specified in the applicable wire rope specification.
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