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MI L”T-7081D(ASG)
2 NOVEMBER 1965
Supers*
FUL-T-7@I@=)
3 APril 1959

., MILITAEI SFWIPICATIOE

mm, ALOM.lMMALUX, ~, S9m, MAW,

@6.1,AIRXAFT HTOSAULICQUALITT

This spadfication haa bean appwwd by the

of the Al.?Fome and by the Sumau of SavLd nlxpnw .

1. SCOFR

1.1 ~.- This Specification“Cwea% twl akd.num ali09. red, dravm,

smmless tube having outsided.im@-ms Of 3/16 inch thmugb l-d2 inohee.

- Tubes ahd.1 be .k&hed

1.2 C1..ssaificition: in one of the followingtunp-srs,
M apauiad (me 6.2):

Tk (nolutionheat-treated)
T6 (solutionheat-treatedand =+-ifici~ wed)

2. APFLICABIZECC~

2.1 Tho foUmlnS docwnwJta,of the Lmue in effeat on date of imitation for
i- bids or request for pmuas~, f- s @ of t~ aFifiQ~tion ~ ~e ~~t 8Peci”
fled hem5n: ‘. ::

SFWIFICATIOW

niutaq

MIL-H-5LL0 H#mu.lic System, Airoraft,Typm I and II, Des@,

and Oata Requiwmnts for
In8t.s.lhtion
MILH-&iW3 Heat ‘k.at!=ntof AlmnimnnAUoya
HIL-H-25k75 ~atic smtaum, W.OUO, odgn, Instd.MiOn, Tests J
and Data Saquimwnta, OeneralRequirementsfor

SImDARr6 “ ..;
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Federal

FedddTwa Hat&
Het.ab;Teat Methods
Fed&l Standud IdentificationMnrkizq Of Alwainm, ~=i~
No. lW and Titaaima
“FederalStandm’d Tolerance for Aludawn Allq and Hc@eaium Alloy
m. 22+5 Umugbt Pmduots

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MIbT-709ZC(ASC)
Y.i.utary

MZL-STL129 Marking for Shi~snt end %orage

!’UL-STMA9 Alumimm and H.aEUeBiUEOhducto, Repcmation
for ShijmOntand St0r8g0
F!S33583 Tubing End, Couble Fhre, StandardDimensionsfor
153358!4 Tubing2nd, StandnrdDh@Mlona for Flared

(Copiesof domnmnts rcqui.redbY BUFPW=a in cO~eetian with CIpccific

psxurement
functionsshouldbe obt.airmdfrom the Ve@% activityor as directedby the onn-
tmcting Offica’.)

2.2 other BublicatiOne.-T%e follnwimgdocufmntfores a part of this ap8cifica-

tian ta the extante~ified herein. Lln2rm8otherwiaaindicated,the I,ysuein affect
on date of imitation for bide or request for proposal Ehall apQIY.
Amrioem SncIetyfor Testi.w and nat6TialB
E2M-63T Ste.ndwtiztngEquiPt for ElectromagneticTeeting
Of seamlasaAluminumAUnY Tube
(Copiesof AST14publicationsmay be obttied from the AmericanSocietyfor Teat-
* md mtmi&, 1916 Race Street, RiiJadelphia,PaYuw1.ania 19103.)

3. mJJ’Immffs
3.1 Chanica.1
care.position.
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3.1.1 The chanicelcompositionshall confo& to table I.
TAME 1. Chemicelcawmaition ~
6 L

Elcsncnt Pe mt
U!Ui.mm
Copper 0.15 O.lbo J

SillCon O.LO 0.8

h-on 0.7
Manganese 0.15
Magnesium 0.8 1.2”
zinc 0.25
Chrm.!mml 0:5 0.35
Titemium 0.15
Other elfmwnta,each 0.05
Other elamentn,total 0.15
Alumimm Rem Ider
~Anilynis @hall ragu.krly be made m4 for the elmnmtm ape
rictiy mentionedin table I. If, hmmvar, the Pres=ce o
othar elaents is indicatedin the cnurse of r$mtine@
furtheranalyaiosh8.U be nude t.adeterminecon.fomanceta
limitsspecifiedfor ether elarmnts.
3.2 Iiechanical.
properties
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3.2.1 TensilemtreM.h.- ‘rh tensilepmprties of tube i.%the T6 t=wr Or the
T& t.snpm in accordancehith MILH-@&3 ehall coafmm t.atable II.
3.2.2 F18ttenin&.- ‘r’ubeSIWJ12withstand,wltt!outcrackbig,the flattening test
describedin A+.L.3.2.
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TB@le strength Elongationin 2 Inchesor @ u

Wall tMckness psi minimlm uercant,mlnimm
Temper cut-out
(inch) Full nection
ultikLM.e Yield speclmem 2J apacimen ~

Tk-Salutlonheat \
treated 0.025 thru O .0L9 30,Cm 16,OOO 16 u
0.050 thru 0.259 30,m 16,Gw 18 16
0.2&3 thxm 0.500 30,CQY 16,cCQ. ‘xl u

T&Solution heat
treatadand 0.025 thru 0.0k9 /+2,00J 35*m 10 a
artificially 0.050 thxu 0.259 142,Cw 35,@30 12 10
aged o.2Ml thru 0.5C0 42,030 35,mJ IA u
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D reprenantsdla.mnterof cut-outspecimens.
‘ihbeshall’
ba testedin full sectionunlessthe lJmltation8of the testingmachineprecludethe
U89 Of such * .%WJCkn.
Valuesqply to a cut--au+.apsctin when a fill-sectionapeclmencannotbe used.

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3.2.3 Teat for leaks.- Unleanotherdc.e8P.cifiOd,e~ la@b Of tti shall
& b 3.2.3.1 or 3.2.3.2,c~siat~t with the sise ~*-
tested as Specifid
indicatedfor.sacbmethod.
3.2.3.1 %emwra.- Each lungtbof tuba l-1/2 Inches or &as ~ dia!rateu ahnll
a ~esnure of 250 psi for a pmriod of not loos t.hm 5 seccmdn(sea &.&.3.3.1).
withat.uad
3.2.3.2 Zdd9 Currmt .- - lengthof tube l-~2 III*M!a? leni In diaRd# LUM”
muxlmumti tbickmss of .O..lB3 inch aball IXW3UCe 8ddJ aurrentindiaaf.i- be then
those frfnnthe 2A holes of the appltcablarefarenoeatsndnrdof AS12fE21.5ur an aqniP*
lmt secmniwY .staadard, uh=n testedin accardancawith J4.3.3;2.’
3.2.4 m.-
3.2.&.l Sind e flere.- Tube with a diameterof 3/1.6N with a mall t.biekneaa
of 0.049 iZIChand -eater and tube with a diaueterOf I./ktncb and over t!hnllwitbt.u!d
being mingle-flapd to the d.tmenslonsspecifiedon HS3358A without8igna of cracks or
defects. The Insidesurfaceof the flme shall be mmoth and ahaw no .a%ldence of a
be8d that might preventthe aas=mblybeing pr=aure-tisht when mhjected to proof prw-
emre an specifiedin KILH-54L0 or MII.-H-25L75.
3.2.4.2 Dmble flere.- Tube with a diameter of 3/16 to 3/8 Inch, inclusive, .-
oba.11withstandbaing double-flaredto the d.tmenaiona specifiedon =33583 without
signn of cracke or defects. The tilde surface of the fkre shall be eumYOthand ohal.1
show no evidence of a bead that might pre-mt the mmrubly being pmsmm?-tight wim
subjectedta proof pressure& Bpecifiedin WJ~H-WO or --2%75.
3.2.5 Hydraulicstrmwt h.- Tube nhall be Capatle of uithstnndins,timt ~-
anmtralee> ezzaediw 0.C02 inch par inch of m- Outeided.itier, and m~ &dIw-
d.dtlcPrmmure (P), calculatedbp the followhg fonnnlE. (see 6.3.) The mean outside
~= iS the .S=CQW Of tw dib= me.==mta ~= at r-t _ ~ -h
other at auy pint along the iangthof the tube.

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Where: P = Tent premmre in pi
I s
D
=
=
specifiedminlnumyield strength,Pi
!bdxrumOIJ(nominal00 PI.IMtolerance),tnch
d = M.zlmm ID (ccqmted .- D *US ttice the =biE==
Permissiblewall thi.hnans), inch

3.3 clamminess.- Tuhe shall be free from 8rasse or other foreigmmatter.

Tbe inner bore shall ahw no metalllcflakes nor particles.
3.L Tulararlces.- Tbo tolerancesshall not ‘arced thckeL!pecified
h Federal
S~ICIJ w ZA5 fos antaid.dhI&~, .dl thicknea, strfd.shtrm=,=d 1- Of . .
drakn tuba, M applioabla.
3,5 Rwuimnnntn for tvbe in .SiZeS.Ot mMcific_ .uwie.d.- The &dmn.lcal
PM-iea end tolerancm of tube in aisea outsidethe Mmita coveredig this apr+fi-
cationabr+31be m epecifiedin the contractor ardor.
3.6 MarkinRfor identificntdon. - Un.leesothamIse opcified, ttie aw be
marked in accordancewith Federal StandardNO. W.

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wOrkmmntiD.

The extari.
- The

w.m%~te~Or
tube sh81J be &mieas
~!aces,
and uniformtn.quality wIC “.:
cIo~# ~Oth J ~d free ‘‘
SM~ be
fram slivers,I.aminitibrii; fOldG;’:gFObvee, .cratii”vd. othor fnjyriouadefects
within the limitsconsistentWith the beat commercialpractice;’ OLacoloration,,
due @ h-t Reaprq:::wu 1,?.. nOt be cause for re~ec~on.
:,:...,.? ‘~r-d tuba @ ‘ot
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be acceptab,le..
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“<~’fit ;...;O;rq&. ~.tion.- Unless otherwisespecifiedin the
contractor ,pu@+e. qfier,, .1:.$s.
.+pp~er is rea~neible for the Prf-=ce” of
a reqtir=p?,a.?s;SWM.ied he~in. Except aa othenrisespeci-
tic.pecIAo,n.
fied, the,.sup*e.r+.x.,u!*%o .Mq;*” ~aci~~oB Or W cmr~l ~bOratOw
acceptable.,tathe @ve*+! .,..Tne~@mraent
. ..,. reeervaathe.right to performany
of the inspectionsset .f?~t.h“:t~ t,h~”’
*P+icatiOn where such ~aPectiOn? are
deaned,+ne@+rY..to’MSW
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L.2-:General.- +P~w and &nspactionshall be in accordancewith””
Federal”Test klethcdStandArck
No.‘M’l I&d as ipe~$fi:d-herein: ..
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~ “&&&- A.lot 5ha+-c,an48t .oftube of the came temperand nominal
sise .submittedfor Lmpction ‘at‘&Ietime. ‘. . .... ...
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( L.3.2.1 rMOt mWSiS. - At ledit-one sample shall be t.iken. fram each
group of irgotsof the same alloy pmr~ simultaneouslyfrom the.mm aaaWe. if
,.- molten met.alby the proficerand aml.yse~b .dete~ne cmfomqc~ ~th 3.1. .
Ingots not confmning tc.the requlreumntsof this specificationshall be cause
for r+ction .’.Completeingot .s.mlyaia records r.ballbe availableto the
procuringactivity.

,- 2. Finish uroductana.Msia.- k?mn aampllngkm n&, bee> made in

L..y.2.
accordance.titbL3.2. L “S =mP&? ~’ be se~ct~ ~ accoficfi ~th
Method w or,#.2 of.-F@q+’ ‘Tsti’ .Whd s~ No. 151 for each k,~ pxnds
ar less.@ =t~al Y@@+g th~’‘lOt,=cept t~t @. ~re t~ One -is
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L$.3.3 %mules for mechanicalprcyxrtvtests.

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,J*eP Of “~~g~~uleB ‘~”tmmr ~Pfi ed.- From rmtarialhating
a nominalweight of less”than 1 pmind per Ilneal foot, one teneion-testsample
and one flattening-testsamplu:&hallbe selectedfram each lot [email protected]
pmmde or less; fran lots weighingU$xe than 5W puunda,one &tim@ E@.@e
ahal.1ba taken from each 1,~ raunda or fratiOn ~~mf. ~ ~eSS Of the
first 500 ~ds . For matefil having a ncmina.1 wwght” of 1 pound, or more.
per Meal foot,one tanmion-tasta.smple and one flatte.ming-testsample shall
be talcan.:fram.each lot co@sting of 5GQ feet or I&w;: friunlots consht.ing of
mm .thm 5W feet,,,one.;adti.tioid,
ale SW ~ *en fm -* l.~ feet:
or fractionthereof fn “access of tlia’
flrat.300feet. only one tension+.est
apeclnwnand one flattenl~-test specimenaha.11’ be taken from a given piece
when !rorethan one piece is aviilable.
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lJ.3.3.2 Samules for flJMn.q test.- F’ivceampleashall be aelectadfrom

each Iat. .-
1“ . . . .. .oe
.$.3.L samulea for cleanlineaataat.- rLt~eaet one samp~e anal
selected~ each 1,2C0 feet, or less, fr~ each lot of tube in the shipn&t.

L..3.
5 ReMcti.n and r-teat .- ‘I@II ~Y tit f~la ~ meet the r?~rk~a
bacauseOf inadequateheat treatment,the @-e* w be reh-~~-t~ WJ
renubndttedfor“test. only two such reheat tre-s~ta SW be allowed. ‘lhbe
nOt COtiOAJU to this amxification ml ~ re$e~ed. ~ba ~ch MS be~
reject-dmy b reworked-orreplacedtO cO~act the defects ~ re~~tted
for acceptance.~~e ~~~tti, f~ -curs c~cex @~s
re.iactionand the action taken ta correct.th*defectsfound in the ox4@nal
hall be furnishedthe inspector. Retcmtn are penuittedin accordancewith
Fedeml Test Kethod StandardNO. 151. Units rejectedafter retest shall not
be resubmittedwithout specificapyoval of the procurinsactitity.

L.3.6 Re.%ctibledefects.- lhbe with discontinuit.ies

of depth !&id
exceed the M..mltsof table III shall be rejected.

TASLE 111. Limits of depth Of defects

Nmi.nalwall thickness,inch I ~ pernrtrmible

depth of defect, inch

0.023 and under 10 percent of nimi.nal

wall thickne9a
0 .G21throwh 0.030 0.002
0 .C31thro~h O .OLG 0.5J25
O.OAJ thra~h 0.050 0.LUJ3
O.O51 thr.xsh0.066 O.oofb
0.067 d OVQT 0.006

it .iI Immection methods.-

L.A+.1 Sxaudnaticnof uroduct.- F.achpiece of tube shall.be carefully

e.xsm@edto detertineconfom~o ~~ specificationtith respect ta work-
manship. Sufficientspot checks shall.be made to insure conformanceto the
tolerancesspecified. on approvalof the procurins actitity,a system of
statisticalqwslltp contrnlWY be used for dimensionaland workmanship
imapection. .

&.&.2 ChemicalalIRIVsia.- Chemicalard?sia aha~ be made by wet chemical

or epeetmgraphicmethods. In case of dispute,the chemical.sne.@isby wet
chemicalmethods nhall be the basia for acceptance.

k.k.3 Uach8nicalmwxmtiee.-

. ib:&.3.l%mi?.e tests.- ... . . . . . ,.

L.&.3.l.l Tenfile strqmth.- T~~lc str~@h shaU be detezmfmd in
nccoidance with Fedeml ‘f-t ~etn~ S*’J=* NO. 151, Ifebhod211.

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k.k.3.l.2 Held [email protected] The @old atrcngtb shcsD be datcrm.inod either.

by tha
offsetmethod or the cxtcnaion-~da~~~ tih~ ti sccordancawith FedcrslTest Hcthod
st~ No. 151, Method ~. In csae of &pute, the offeat !sethcde.lmllbe used.
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Ado.3.2 FLatt& test:- .
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b.&3.2.i” &m of C.pccimcn.- Flattem@ teat spscimeaceball be.“ofthe ti
sectionof the matcrlnl and shsll be not leas thsn 2 iachea in length.
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4.4.3.2.2 Tube abdl be f~tt~ed b+~aen tis.lbl pI.&a unda a .smiud bed
applied pcrpcn&ku2.srly to tbe l.cuqitud.inal
axfs m fd.1.mm :

(6) Wall thichess less then 10 &c&t of the outside

disme.ter:Flattenuntil outside dbancion equsls
eight times the wall tbiclmeca.
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(b) Wall thickncsa10 pm%cnt or more of the outside
.. diameter: Flattenuntil outside dimcnsioaUqu61s
.... .. . 90 ~c~t of the outside diamatar. - .

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2.3 After the flatta~ test, tho outer surface of the tube shallbe
cxamimedfor cracka, using a 1~ II+ml!mtcd fusgnifier.

b.h.3 .2.k Alt&nati& flsttsnim tests:- In CSCE the tube does not flattsnuni-
fodg, auitsble jigs MSY be US~ * b- *bOut t~~ r~~t, Or a ~ect~ Of t~a Of
not leas than 1./2inch length,tith tbe subtd~ cm not greater than oneW nor

I 10SB than one-thhi the cticumferenceof tie original tube, shell be rsmavcdfrem the
matcris.1in question and without furthm trea-nt shell be bent wound .Smandrelhatif
● di.cmster of four tires the WCLI thicknessfor T& temper tube and six tires the will
thI=~OSa fo~ T6 temper tube. lhe bead ahsll-bcmade with the pin placed cm the Ismide
surface of the .cpedmsnsnd tith *O longitu~d .=SS Of the ph end rmecimsnparsll.cl.
‘lb bend ahsl.1be continueduntil the OPOC* OIIclosaaat last I.SOdegrees of the F&U.
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lb.1+.3.3.lFrecmlret.rst.- While the tube in wxcplatclyimnersedin water or

other stit~le liquid,an air p=s~e Of 250 PSi sb~ be app~ed ~ the bide Of
the tube f~r a pod of not less thnm 5 ti~On*. ‘Tbot~ Ehdl ~ aoj~tsd t? fiis
teat sftor rsduction to sise. Any tuba lcakdge,AS indicatedby the fonsationof air
bubblcain th.sIlquid, r.hsllbe cause for rejection.

k.b.i13:2 ““wdY currenttest.- The +& ‘currenttaat shrillbe conductedin

Sccordsncls . S21s. The rcfcrsnca LItamkd.c drmcribd in %ctionn Al to A6 of
wltb LS-T4
ASTM 2215 Appendix shell br.,~cd b stand.ardir.e
the equ.ipncnt
end incursproper
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functioning.

Ab.Ib.3.4 PLsrim test.- The end of the specimento be flared ahsll be cut squ.sra
with the cut end wmoth and free frwn burn. The end of tho tube ITICYbe chamferedto
producea satisfactoryflfue. The specimenshall be f18red by cithsrof the follnwlng
methods: ,.
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●pccl.mm Bhdl,
a O@mix
●t. - t-parbtum,
Opuatian or by
b I
faming th ●pasinn ~ titb ●tud3 P-- 0- a
bard-d ad P1.lahd tip~ 7L degreaa lscbdad
•t~ @n h=l% a
aigle to pwdue a flare h
Ueordaneo with the applicable
standard. A ~brioant may be nod to aroid almulrmmpick+
00 taola.

(b) Couble flsra: ‘MO apaclufnlabti,at - tamparature

, be
doubla-flarad
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rvdmg either sulme hand ~ or mscblne
Zhlm.llg equ2*t .

k.b.3.5 Hvirwlic ~trmwth teat.- 7he -W@- c.eltctedfor the flaring taat of
11.&.3.b W be cawbla Of titlmfand% fa a mrl.od of 5 mimtas an intamal tpm-
ntatic pressurecalculatedIn accord.moe$d.tithe fmmmla ~eclfied in 3.2.5. (See 6.3. )

Ab.&.4 Cleanliness test.- A clean fito cloth shaU be drahn through khe born
of ● lrma’t.h
Of the test SIW@l tube. The pvmnce of mat+lic flakes or particleson
tbo cloth shallbe came for rejection. M8col.oratlanof tbe cloth without the pres-
anoe of flakesor grit shall not be ca.we far raj-tian.

b. 5 Ramrta of teata.- thmn n~lflad @ the pnuur% activity,copiaa of

.art.tfiodr- ahmdag h data.1.lthe resulte of U the tests requiredhmein abal.1
bs nu~tted to the procuringas~~ty at the t~ of 6Mpt (see 6.2).

!+.6 Rwervc.tion. mckdx, .md rmc!dq+- &cnervation, packag% , &nd Plclr%

‘aba k ~ad for Confoman!x to mation 5.

5.1 Rasarration and mc- .- All tube hall be preservedand packad In

:accordancenitb KU-STO-6W. ~=a tih-n B-ifi~ ~ the va~ ~ti~tr.
tti nballbe presard, packasa+ and packed in acco*e with’leval C. In widition,
tube ends drollbe adequatelyae-ded for mtmtim &am cdmna.1 dirt and dust.

5.2 ta.- In addition ta &us special uarki.ngraquiredby the

contr~t or ordar,shi@ng contabars shall be mnrked h ucordance tit$ MXLSTD-329.

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6.1 Intendedune.- This tube la i.mtandad
for mm in bydrau.lla
ad pmzm.stic
sptam of aircraft cmwud by lmAHUJJ, -cl- tbe 3#@3-P~ ~t~.
6.2 ord~ data.- ROc— t tiwmta akould •~~:

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6.3 D.gfi!!itionof tati “c.mnblen.- TIIetexm :aapsblauas used l.nthla

c.pacificationshall = tmt the test need nd be parfonnedby the producer
of the tuba. However, ehould rmbsequenttesting bF the prmmdmg activity
est.abllnhthat the mtefial does not meet them requir-ta the tube shall
be rejected. ,!

Cuatadlam: Reparing activlt :

Navy - WF ‘Air Force - (11T
Air Force - (n)

Retiawer activltlea:
Navy - WF
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