Military Cable
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Military Cable

MIL-W-5086/2 Unshielded Aircraft Wire

Application and Description:

These PVC insulated single-core MIL-W-5086/2 wires are used in electrical or electronic applications. These

cables should be considered for use in any application where it may be exposed to chemicals, but-through,

impact, abrasion, or other abuse. This wire offers excellent resistance to moisture, fuels, hydraulic fluids, and

other common industrial solvents.

Construction:

Military Cable

Conductor: Stranded soft annealed tinned copper

Insulation: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Jacket: 22 AWG – 10 AWG: Clear nylon

8 AWG – 4/0 AWG: Impregnated glass braid

Characteristics

Temperature Rating: 105°C

Voltage Rating: 600 volts

Mil-Spec Wire

Color Code:

10 basic colors(BLK,BRN,RED,ORN,YEL,GRN,BLU,VIO,GRY,WHT)

Dimensions and Weight:

AWG Size Conductor Stranding Conductor Diam. Nom. O.D. Approx LBS/MFT
in mm in mm
22 19/34 0.032 0.813 0.073 1.854 4.2
20 19/32 0.041 1.041 0.083 2.108 6.2
18 19/30 0.051 1.295 0.093 2.362 8.6
16 19/29 0.059 1.499 0.103 2.616 10.7
14 19/27 0.072 1.829 0.126 3.2 16.7
12 37/28 0.093 2.362 0.143 3.632 25
10 37/26 0.112 2.845 0.189 4.801 40.1
8 133/29 0.169 4.293 0.239 6.071 66
6 33/27 0.213 5.41 0.293 7.442 104.6
4 133/25 0.269 6.833 0.349 8.865 160.1
2 665/30 0.327 8.306 0.42 10.668 245
1 817/30 0.38 9.652 0.467 11.862 304
1/0 1045/30 0.413 10.49 0.525 13.335 392
2/0 1330/30 0.475 12.065 0.587 14.91 493
3/0 1661/30 0.535 13.589 0.64 16.256 604
4/0 2104/30 0.6 15.24 0.725 18.415 770