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Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
Specification
This Issue:
Date:
Replaces:
RT-510
Issue 14
16-Jun-15
Issue 13
RAYCHEM NT TUBING
Modified Chlorinated Polyolefin, Elastomeric, Flexible, Flame Retardant, Heat Shrinkable
1.0 Scope
This specification covers the requirements for one type of highly flexible, electrically insulating, extruded
tubing whose diameter will reduce to a predetermined size upon the application of heat in excess of
135°C (275°F).
2.0 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.
2.1 Government-Furnished Documents
Military
SAE-AMS-1424 Anti-Icing and Deicing - Defrosting Fluid
MIL-DTL-83133 Turbine Fuels, Aviation, Kerosene Types, NATO F-34 (JP-8),
NATO F-35 and JP-8 + 100
MIL-PRF-5606 Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, Aircraft, Missile and Ordnance
MIL-PRF-7808 Lubricating Oil, Aircraft Turbine Engine, Synthetic Base,
NATO Code Number 0-148
2.2 Other Publications
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
ASTM D412 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Properties in Tension
ASTM D2240 Standard Method of Test for Indentation Hardness of Rubber and Plastics by Means of a
Durometer
ASTM D2671 Standard Methods of Testing Heat-Shrinkable Tubing for Electrical Use
ASTM G21 Standard 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
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO 846 Plastics – Evaluation of the Action of Microorganisms
Copies of ISO publications may be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization, 1, rue
de Varembé, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland or at http://www.iso.org/iso/home.html
3.0 Requirements
3.1 Material
The tubing shall be fabricated from a stabilized, flame resistant, modified Chlorinated Polyolefin and shall
be radiation crosslinked. It shall be homogeneous and essentially free from flaws, defects, pinholes,
bubbles, seams, cracks and inclusions.
3.2 Color
The tubing shall be black.
3.3 Properties
The tubing shall meet the requirements of Table 3.