Military Part Number

Specified Per MIL-W-16878

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Military Spec Sheet Number Conductor AWG Stranding Military
“Slash Sheet” Material Size Color Code
1 = B A = Bare Copper A 32 A Solid 0 BLK
2 = C B = Coated Copper B 30 B 7 1 BRN
3 = D C = Coated Copper C 28 C 10 2 RED
4 = E X Ag Covered Stl. D 26 D 16 3 ORG
5 = EE X Ag D = Coated High Strength E 24 E 19 4 YEL
6 = ET Ag Copper Alloy F 22 F 26 5 GRN
7 = F6 Ag G 20 G 37 6 BLU
8 = FFI Ag H 18 H 41 7 VLT
10 = J J 16 J 65 8 GRY
11 = K Ag K 14 K 105 9 WHT
12 = KK Ag L 12 L 133
13 = KT Ag M 10 M 259
14 = KLPE6 N 8 N 427
15 = XLPE1 P 6 P 665
16 = XLPE3 R 4 R 817
17 = BN S 2 S 1045
18 = CN T 1 T 1330
19 = DN V 1*0 V 1672
20 = ET W Ag W 2*0 W 2109
21 = E W Ag Y 3*0
22 = EE W Ag Z 4*0
23 = ET X NI
24 = ET W NI
25 = E X NI
26 = E W NI
27 = EE X NI
28 = EE W NI
29 = F 6 TC
30 = FF 1 TC
31 = FF1TCGB
32 = FFIAgGB
33 = JN